Assimilate Essence
March of the Machine 47 • common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Collector number
- 47
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Konstantin Porubov
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Counter target creature or battle spell unless its controller pays 4 generic mana. If they do, you incubate 2. (Create an Incubator token with two +1/+1 counters on it and "2 generic mana: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
"You have no viable escape vector. Cease your resistance and accept perfection."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Assimilate Essence was released in 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set March of the Machine. The card was designed to reflect the mechanical and narrative stakes of the Phyrexians' multi-planar invasion, specifically highlighting the ability of the Phyrexians to integrate organic matter into their own synthetic, biomechanical structures during the conflict.
The artwork, illustrated by Billy Christian, depicts a blue-aligned counterspell centered on the horror of biological assimilation. Christian sought to emphasize the cold, calculated transformation of the multiverse, balancing the fluid, watery aesthetic of blue magic with the rigid, metallic aesthetic characteristic of the Phyrexian aesthetic throughout the set's cycle.
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