Aethersphere Harvester
Artifact — Vehicle
Flying
When this Vehicle enters, you get 
(two energy counters).
Pay : This Vehicle gains lifelink until end of turn.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Kaladesh Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13107
Aethersphere Harvester lands as a 3/5 flier with lifelink for three mana — stats that would be unremarkable if the lifelink weren't toggleable each turn by crewing it with any creature, including tokens generated by something like Defiler of Vigor. The cost is real: you're tapping a creature every turn you want that lifelink, which taxes creature-light boards hard.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Aethersphere Harvester never made a dent in competitive Modern or Pioneer — three mana for a vehicle that needs a crew investment each combat loses to faster threats and cheaper interaction in those formats. In Commander it finds a real home as a cheap, evasive lifelink threat that pairs well with creature-flood strategies: token commanders, go-wide midrange, and any deck that wants to trade life totals as a resource against aggressive tables. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest; the card doesn't do anything broken enough to matter in those powered environments. Commander is the format where Aethersphere Harvester earns its slot, and only in the right shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Defiler of VigorSpike FeederGreenbelt RampagerAethersphere Harvester
Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Aethersphere Harvester right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current number. Historically it's been a bulk rare, so if you need a cheap evasive lifelinker for a token deck, the financial risk is low.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Defiler of Vigor
- Spike Feeder
- Greenbelt Rampager
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.