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Essence Flux

Blue

4 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Essence Flux, Innistrad Remastered printing
Innistrad Remastered INR · No. 354 2025-01-24

Card text

{U}
Instant
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.
EDHREC rank #915 Common Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

In these decks

1 public deck plays Essence Flux.

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Essence Flux checks whether the creature is a Spirit after it has returned from exile.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If a double-faced card is exiled, it will return with its front face up.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.

2016-04-08 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Essence Flux, Shadows over Innistrad printing
Shadows over Innistrad
SOI · #61
Uncommon
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Jeuxjubes · Condition DMG