Essence Flux

Shadows over Innistrad • #61 • uncommon

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Live Value $1.56

Foil Multiplier: 3.54x

Reprint Profile:

Printed 5 times HIGH RISK

Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Innistrad Remastered, Shadows over Innistrad Remastered.

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Dealer Buylist:

$0.85

Buy/Sell Spread:

vs $2.49 retail 66% WIDE

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Essence Flux

Shadows over Innistrad • #61 • uncommon

Current Valuation

$1.56

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

uncommon

Set Origin

SOI

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#917

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Instant

Color Identity Blue

🖋️ Curator's Notes

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."

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Official Judge Precedents

4 Precedents

2016-04-08

Essence Flux checks whether the creature is a Spirit after it has returned from exile.

2016-04-08

If a double-faced card is exiled, it will return with its front face up.

2016-04-08

If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.

2016-04-08

Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2016-04-08

Set Name: Shadows over Innistrad

Artist Reference: Seb McKinnon

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Standard • Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer legal

pauper legal

vintage legal

brawl legal

explorer not_legal

penny not_legal

predh not_legal

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