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◇ Catalog #10

Essence Capture

otp·#10·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Adam Volker

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wishlisted

Apr '24

2 yr ago

Value

$0.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16

NM$0.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.16–$0.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.21low $0.04range 425.0%n 83

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #5,604 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.17

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.

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Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2019-01-25wotc

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.

2019-01-25wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.21 across 83 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from OTP — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #10 of *Breaking News*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2024 Breaking News release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U}{U} (2 converted).

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

EDHrec ranks this card #5,604 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Adam Volker. Rarix catalogs 27 other cards credited to this artist.