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Essence Capture

Essence Capture Price

3 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2019

Cheapest $0.20
Median $0.25
Highest $0.27
EDHREC Rank #5,863

Essence Capture has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, first in 2019 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Breaking News #10 at $0.20, while the most expensive is Ravnica Allegiance #37 at $0.27. The median across 3 priced printings is $0.25. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 3x historically, most recently in 2024 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Every Essence Capture Printing, Compared

Cheapest first · unpriced last
Printing Year Price Dealer Buys
Breaking News #10 (U) Cheapest 2024 $0.20 —
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty #52 (U) 2022 $0.25 —
Ravnica Allegiance #37 (U) 2019 $0.27 $0.08 foil

Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.

Oracle Text
Instant
Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
Legal In
Pioneer Modern Legacy Vintage Commander Brawl

Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.

Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

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.