First printed in Weatherlight (1997)
All 4 prints
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Seventh Edition (7ED) #172, 2001
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Seventh Edition (7ED) #172★, 2001
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Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #163, 1999
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Weatherlight (WTH) #88, 1997
Aether Flash 
Enchantment
Whenever a creature enters, this enchantment deals 2 damage to it.
MTGO price: 0.009 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
17 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Draw the game, Infinite creature tokens…: Aether Flash + Polyraptor
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Aether Flash + Sprouting Phytohydra
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Aether Flash + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Thornbite Staff
- Lock, Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield…: Aether Flash + Nature's Revolt
- Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB: Aether Flash + Cacophodon + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield, Lock…: Aether Flash + Living Plane
- Near-infinite damage to all players, Near-infinite death triggers…: Aether Flash + Ashcloud Phoenix + Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
- Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield, Lock…: Aether Flash + Life and Limb + Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
- Destroy all creatures that enter the battlefield, Lock: Aether Flash + Godhead of Awe
- Destroy all lands that enter the battlefield, Lock…: Aether Flash + Kormus Bell + Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Not legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Legal
- Tiny Leaders Not legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal