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◇ Catalog #6

Essence Scatter

ddt·#6·common·nonfoil

Illus. Jon Foster

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '17

8 yr ago

Value

$0.20+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.21 · low $0.19

NM$0.20

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.18–$0.21modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.20low $0.11range 81.8%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,955 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.20

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target creature spell.

"What you attempt to pull from the aether, I can spread onto the wind." —Jace Beleren

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2026-03-20wotc

A "creature spell" is any spell with the card type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

2024-11-08wotc

A "creature spell" is any spell with the creature type, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.11 and $0.20 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from DDT — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #6 of *Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2017 Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,955 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jon Foster. Rarix catalogs 91 other cards credited to this artist.