Essence Scatter
Magic 2014 55 • common
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jon Foster
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Counter target creature spell.
"What you attempt to pull from the Æther, I can spread onto the wind."— Jace Beleren
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Essence Scatter was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card pool during the Shards of Alara block, but the version from Magic 2014 serves as a quintessential reprint for the Core Set era. The card functions as a staple counterspell within the blue color identity, specifically designed to interact with creature-heavy strategies by negating threats before they reach the battlefield. By the time of the 2014 printing, its role was firmly established as a balanced defensive tool intended to give control players a reliable answer to aggressive creature decks.
The artwork for this particular iteration was created by Johannes Voss, whose contributions to the game are noted for their ethereal lighting and atmospheric depth. Voss focused on a visual interpretation of the spell's mechanical effect, depicting the literal scattering of a creature's essence into magical energy. The design was well-received by players for its clarity and thematic consistency, reinforcing the identity of blue magic as a school of thought centered on disruption and calculated intervention.
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