MODERN MASTERS · MMA #197
Aether Vial MMA #197
Artifact
Vendor interest may be risingVendor interest may be risingThis price is harder to trustMarketplaces do not agree
Exact Print Market
Current read
Representative price$4.88NeoPriceConfidenceModeratePricing ConfidenceFinish coverageFoil and nonfoil · separate price fieldsRepresentativeWhat changedRoughly flat7-day price movementInventory140Print-level inventorySellersNot trackedPrint-level sellersUpdatedJul 20, 2026Recent
Check firstMarketplaces do not agree, so this price is harder to trust until listings and recent sales line up.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact. {T}: You may put a creature card with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand onto the battlefield.
Marketplace Comparison
Compare source coverage
| Source | Price | Coverage | Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference | $4.88 | Representative print price | Jul 20, 2026 | Shown here |
| TCGplayer Market PricePricing source | $4.12 | Market price or search result | Not tracked | Open TCGplayer |
| CardTraderInventory source | $5.64 | Print-level | Not tracked | Open CardTrader |
| Card KingdomValidation only | $7.99 | Retail validation only | Not tracked | Open Card Kingdom |
Marketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.
Source prices are 1.88x apart.
Market Read
What changed
What changed
- Representative price was roughly flat over seven days.
- Marketplaces do not agree for this print.
Why this matters
Price comparison is the main check here: source prices are far enough apart that exact version, condition, and live listings matter before trusting the displayed market read.
What to verify
- exact printing and collector number
- current marketplace listing
- finish shown by the seller
- condition bucket
- whether marketplaces agree today
- source timestamp
Supply
Supply and condition coverage
Total print inventory140Deep
ListingsNot trackedActive print-level listings
SellersNot trackedUnknown
NM inventory62Near Mint
LP/SP inventory65Lightly/Slightly Played
MP/HP inventory13Moderately/Heavily Played
NM, LP/SP, and MP/HP tracked. Seller and listing counts are tracked for the print overall, not separately by finish or condition.
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Detailed metricsOpen
| Listings | Not tracked | Tracked active listings |
|---|---|---|
| Vendors | Not tracked | Distinct tracked sellers |
| Liquidity Score | No score | Not tracked | No spread |
| Liquidity Tier | Not tracked | No spread |
| Spread | No spread | Unknown |
| Market Sensitivity | Low Sensitivity (0/100) | How easily this market could move if pressure increases |
| Inventory Trend | No trend | 24h No trend | 7d No trend |
| NeoScore | 46 | D Tier |
| Organic Demand | 34 | Thin organic demand |
Sources, methodology, and disclosureOpen
NeoPrice and Pricing Confidence use the existing NeoCardAlpha methodology. CardTrader is the inventory source, TCGplayer is the primary pricing source, and Card Kingdom is validation-only.
NeoCardAlpha may earn a commission from certain marketplace links.
Card Kingdom retail validation is visible when a matching product is available, but it remains a validation source.