Essence Flux
Innistrad Remastered 64 • common
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Seb McKinnon
- Market price
- $1.87
What it does
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.
A spirit is both fettered and free—bound in some ways to its previous existence, yet able to transcend much of the corporeal.
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
Essence Flux was originally introduced in the Shadows over Innistrad set in 2016, designed as a blue instant that reflects the themes of transformation and fragility central to the Innistrad plane. Mechanically, it allows a player to flicker a creature—exiling it and returning it to the battlefield—which serves both as a defensive maneuver against removal and a way to re-trigger beneficial enter-the-battlefield abilities. The card was created to emphasize the uncanny, shifting nature of the set's inhabitants, particularly the transformed humanoids and spirits.
The art for the Innistrad Remastered printing continues the established aesthetic of the original, emphasizing the ethereal and disjointed nature of magical translocation. The design process for this card focused on efficient, low-cost utility, making it a staple for blue tempo and blink-oriented decks. Upon its release and subsequent inclusion in the Remastered set, it was received as a reliable piece of support for strategies that rely on creature ETB value, appreciated for its lean mana cost and versatility in tight tactical situations.
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