Ethereal Absolution
Ravnica Allegiance 170 • rare
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Collector number
- 170
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · White
- Artist
- Eric Deschamps
- Market price
- $0.42
What it does
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1.
2 generic mana white mana black mana: Exile target card from an opponent's graveyard. If it was a creature card, you create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.
"Time to let the dead be dead."— Kaya, to Teysa
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ethereal Absolution was released in 2019 as part of the Ravnica Allegiance expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the cityscape plane of Ravnica, the card depicts the Orzhov Syndicate, a guild functioning as both a religious institution and a crime syndicate. Mechanically, the card reflects the Orzhov’s affinity for taxing opponents and raising spirits, aligning with the guild's signature white-black color identity and the afterlife-themed afterlife mechanic central to the set.
The artwork was illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for her elegant and often somber character portraits. Villeneuve sought to capture the oppressive, ghost-filled aesthetic of the Orzhov cathedrals, utilizing high-contrast lighting to emphasize the ethereal nature of the spirits bound to the syndicate’s service. Upon its release, the card was noted for its utility in limited formats and its strong thematic resonance with the Orzhov's grim, bureaucratic mysticism.
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