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◇ Catalog #67

Essence Flux

DIGITAL ONLY

sir·#67·common·nonfoil

Illus. Seb McKinnon

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '23

3 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #948 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil

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.

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

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SIR — 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 #67 of *Shadows over Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2023 Shadows over 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.