Essence Flare
Ice Age 69 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 69
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Kane Ferguson
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -0/-1 counter on that creature.
Never underestimate the power of the soul unleashed.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Essence Flare was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the third expansion set for the game, Ice Age was designed to be a standalone experience that introduced the concept of cold-themed mechanics and solidified the game's presence in a growing fantasy card market. The card was created during a period when Wizards of the Coast was expanding the game's color-coded spell system, focusing on direct-damage and utility effects typical of red-aligned cards.
The artwork for Essence Flare was rendered by illustrator Christopher Rush, a foundational artist for the early years of the game. Rush utilized his signature style to depict the chaotic energy of the flare, aiming to convey the elemental intensity requested by the art directors of the era. The card is remembered by collectors as a classic example of the game's mid-nineties aesthetic, characterized by straightforward, evocative imagery that defined the visual language of the Ice Age block.
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About Essence Flare
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