Absorb
Instant
INVInvasion#226rare
"Your presumption is your downfall."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 11000
- Illustrator
- Andrew Goldhawk
- Found in
- Invasion MTGO Redemption · Invasion MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.
Plays as:
Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 9h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$4.29
+7.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $4.57L $3.21$2.20
$3.00
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Foil
$76.63
0.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $93.22L $37.10$84.99
$42.50
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Rulings
1 · latest Dec 8, 2022
- WotCDec 8, 2022
A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Absorb. The spell won't be countered when Absorb resolves, but you'll still gain 3 life.