Aethermage's Touch

Description

Aethermage's Touch is a Rare Instant card from the Commander 2018 expansion, carrying the number 168 in the set's base checklist. Designed for the two-color Identity of White and Blue, this card features a mana cost of {2}{W}{U} and a total mana value of 4. The artwork for this print was created by artist Randy Gallegos, contributing to the visual identity of the C18 set code release. In gameplay, Aethermage's Touch serves as a search effect that interacts directly with the top of the library. When cast, it reveals the top four cards of the controller's library. The player may then place a creature card from among those revealed cards onto the battlefield. That specific creature enters with a triggered ability that forces it to return to its owner's hand at the beginning of the controller's end step. Any remaining cards revealed by this effect are placed on the bottom of the library in any order the player chooses. This mechanic allows for targeted creature retrieval while maintaining control over the rest of the library's order. The Aethermage's Touch card is part of the Commander 2018 release, identified by card number 168. The card's function as a conditional creature finder makes it a distinct mechanical example within the set's Instant spell roster. The combination of its specific mana cost, its unique end-step return clause, and its status as a Rare print in a major Commander set establishes Aethermage's Touch as a notable entry in modern Magic history.