wotc
Abilities that change the power of a creature (such as the one of Collective Blessing) affect only creatures on the battlefield. They won’t change a creature spell’s power on the stack.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #160
Essence Backlash
rtr·#160·common·nonfoil
Illus. Jung Park
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Oct '12
13 yr ago
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #17,894 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Counter target creature spell. Essence Backlash deals damage equal to that spell's power to its controller.
"The other guilds will learn the hard way not to interfere with our investigations."
—Bori Andon, Izzet blastseeker
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 3
wotc
Essence Backlash can target a creature spell that can’t be countered. If Essence Backlash resolves, it won’t counter the spell but it will still deal damage.
wotc
If the creature’s power is * and it has an ability defining its power, use that ability to determine its power.
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