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Essence Capture

{U}{U}

Instant

RNARavnica Allegiance#37uncommon

"It's not enough to defeat our foes. We must learn from them, too." —Vannifar

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1422
Illustrator
Mathias Kollros
Found in
Ravnica Allegiance MTGO Redemption Foil · Ravnica Allegiance MTGO Redemption · 6 more
Printings3EDHREC rank#5,776
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
Plays as:
Counter PlacerCounterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-12.5%
$0.28
$0.03 low$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Foil-2.9%
$0.34
$0.10 low$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.16· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Jan 25, 2019
  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    A creature spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Essence Capture. The spell won't be countered when Essence Capture resolves, but you'll still put a +1/+1 counter on the target creature.

  • WotCJan 25, 2019

    You can't cast Essence Capture without a target creature spell. If either target is illegal when Essence Capture tries to resolve, the other is still affected as appropriate.

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