Incredibly, incredibly strong. Trust me, this thing is a beating. Originally, the Aethergeller was in common, but proved to be far too brutal, and tipped the draft environment too far into blue. I really didn't want to see the Aethergeller cost 4, so I moved it into uncommon where it could do less damage, and it could be a chase uncommon.
Really, though, it's crazy how good this card can be. Combined with bounce, it can get a bit crazy. But even just using this thing to chump block a creature makes a fine delaying strategy. Counter your Beast, block your Goblin. If you happen to have equipment, this just feels unfair. The problem with the card isn't that the creature is so great... the problem is that the creature is a bonus. You would have been happy to use to counter your opponent's best creature spell. Any flash creature after that point is just gravy.
Incredibly, incredibly strong. Trust me, this thing is a beating. Originally, the Aethergeller was in common, but proved to be far too brutal, and tipped the draft environment too far into blue. I really didn't want to see the Aethergeller cost 4, so I moved it into uncommon where it could do less damage, and it could be a chase uncommon.
Really, though, it's crazy how good this card can be. Combined with bounce, it can get a bit crazy. But even just using this thing to chump block a creature makes a fine delaying strategy. Counter your Beast, block your Goblin. If you happen to have equipment, this just feels unfair. The problem with the card isn't that the creature is so great... the problem is that the creature is a bonus. You would have been happy to use
to counter your opponent's best creature spell. Any flash creature after that point is just gravy.