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 set depicted the climax of the multi-year Phyrexian arc, a storyline characterized by a mechanical invasion of the game's various multiverse planes. As a common instant, this card was designed to support the set's limited environment, providing blue-aligned players with a functional counterspell that mirrors the conversion and integration themes central to the Phyrexian faction's aesthetic.
The card's visual identity was realized by artist Konstantin Porubov, who leaned into the dark, biomechanical art style signature to the Phyrexian collective. The illustration focuses on the grim transformation of life into metal, capturing the essence of the set's central conflict. Upon release, the card was received as a straightforward utility tool for draft and sealed play, serving as a reliable thematic representation of the encroaching threat that defined the March of the Machine narrative arc.
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