Arctic Aven is a uncommon Creature — Bird Wizard from M13 (M13) costing {2}{U}. Current price: $0.1 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander.
Arctic Aven
Creature — Bird Wizard
Card Text
Flying This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains. {W}: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
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Arctic Aven is a Creature — Bird Wizard card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Flying This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains. {W}: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)"
Arctic Aven has a mana cost of {2}{U}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Arctic Aven's mana cost of {2}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Arctic Aven has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Arctic Aven's current oracle text is: "Flying This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains. {W}: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)"
The current market price for Arctic Aven is approximately $0.1 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.35 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.13 EUR.
You can purchase Arctic Aven from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Arctic Aven normal: $0.1 | foil: $0.35
Format legality information for Arctic Aven in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Arctic Aven is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Arctic Aven is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Arctic Aven in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Arctic Aven is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Arctic Aven is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Arctic Aven in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Arctic Aven is from M13 (M13), with collector number 42.
Arctic Aven may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Arctic Aven is a uncommon card in M13.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Arctic Aven was illustrated by Igor Kieryluk.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Arctic Aven is a 2/1 creature.
Power (2) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (1) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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