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◇ Catalog #151

Essence Flux

jmp·#151·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Seb McKinnon

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '20

6 yr ago

Value

$1.37+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.42 · low $1.29

NM$1.37

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.27–$1.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.37low $1.23range 11.4%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #948 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$1.37

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 $1.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.23 and $1.37 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from JMP — 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 #151 of *Jumpstart*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2020 Jumpstart release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. 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.