Essence Capture
- Mana cost
- {U}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Breaking News #10 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.15 USD
Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
Essence Capture has 3 printings, first in Ravnica Allegiance (2019). EDHREC ranks it #5,922 among Commander cards. It appears most in Marchesa, the Black Rose decks (1,133 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Essence Capture most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Marchesa, the Black Rose: 1,133 decks
- Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied: 237 decks
- Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood: 209 decks
- Danny Pink: 187 decks
- Experiment Kraj: 149 decks
- Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan: 131 decks
- Lazav, Familiar Stranger: 113 decks
- Vorel of the Hull Clade: 104 decks
Often played with Essence Capture
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : 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.