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◇ Catalog #287

Essence Vortex

ice·#287·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Margaret Organ-Kean

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1995

31 yr ago

Value

$0.31+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.32 · low $0.29

NM$0.31

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.29–$0.33modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.31low $0.20range 55.0%n 43

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,379 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.31

Gameplay

Instant

Destroy target creature unless its controller pays life equal to its toughness. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

Masters who sacrifice for servants will receive the gift of loyalty.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.31. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.20 and $0.31 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ICE — 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 #287 of *Ice Age*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1995 Ice Age release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black/blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,379 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Margaret Organ-Kean. Rarix catalogs 86 other cards credited to this artist.