Essence Flux
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This printing
SetINR
Collector #354
Released2025-01-24
Raritycommon
ArtistSeb McKinnon
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Essence Flux

CommonColour IDMV 1
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.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2016-04-08Newest 2025-01-24Cheapest priced $1.29 in INR
Rulings (4)
wotc8 Apr 2016
If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.
wotc8 Apr 2016
If a double-faced card is exiled, it will return with its front face up.
wotc8 Apr 2016
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.
wotc8 Apr 2016
Essence Flux checks whether the creature is a Spirit after it has returned from exile.