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◇ Catalog #354

Essence Flux

inr·#354·common·foil

Illus. Seb McKinnon

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jan '25

1 yr ago

Value

$10.73+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $10 · low $9.17

NM$9.73

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$8.99–$10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.95low $0.25range 3880.0%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #948 · Common include

Variants

Foil$9.73

Nonfoil$1.92

Gameplay

Instant

Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it's a Spirit, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

A spirit is both fettered and free—bound in some ways to its previous existence, yet able to transcend much of the corporeal.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2016-04-08wotc

Essence Flux checks whether the creature is a Spirit after it has returned from exile.

2016-04-08wotc

If a double-faced card is exiled, it will return with its front face up.

2016-04-08wotc

If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.

2016-04-08wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $9.73. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.25 and $9.95 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from INR — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #354 of *Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2025 Innistrad Remastered release.

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

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

EDHrec ranks this card #948 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Seb McKinnon. Rarix catalogs 578 other cards credited to this artist.