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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Absorb Essence

Cards equivalent to Absorb Essence (a blue-black instant that counters a creature spell and gains you 3 life) include:
1. Essence Capture (counters a creature spell, puts +1/+1 counter on a creature you control; blue)
2. Essence Scatter (counters target creature spell; blue)
3. Sinister Sabotage (counters any spell, surveil 1; blue)
4. Syncopate (counters target spell unless its controller pays X; blue)
5. Didact Echo (1U, counter target creature spell, scry 2; blue)
6. Sinister Reflections (U/B hybrid, counter target creature spell, surveil 2; blue/black)

These are blue or blue/black counterspells with similar functionality, though most lack the life gain. Life gain is less common in counterspells.

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Didact Echo #53 Creature — Spirit Cleric

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 5
Power/Toughness: 3/2
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  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Spirit
  • Cleric
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Rules

  • Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
  • Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.01 USD / 0.02 USD
    Cardmarket 0.04 EUR / 0.04 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.02 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    When this creature enters, draw a card. Descend 4 — This creature has flying as long as there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard.

    Essence Capture #10 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • A creature spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Essence Capture. The spell won't be countered when Essence Capture resolves, but you'll still put a +1/+1 counter on the target creature.
  • You can't cast Essence Capture without a target creature spell. If either target is illegal when Essence Capture tries to resolve, the other is still affected as appropriate.

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    Tcgplayer 0.07 USD / 0.16 USD
    Cardmarket 0.06 EUR / 0.1 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 USD
    Cardsphere 0.07 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1counteron up to one target creature you control.

    Essence Scatter #60 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • A "creature spell" is any spell with the creature type, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Counter target creature spell.

    Sinister Reflections #22 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal

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  • No entries

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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Conjure a duplicate of each of up to two target nontoken creatures you control into your hand.

    Sinister Sabotage #54 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Surveil

    Rules

  • A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Sinister Sabotage. The spell won't be countered when Sinister Sabotage resolves, but you'll still surveil 1.
  • Some spells that instruct you to surveil require targets. You can't cast a spell without choosing legal targets. If all of those targets become illegal, the spell doesn't resolve and you won't surveil.
  • You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, you'll surveil last. For others, you'll surveil and then perform other actions.

    • Prices

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    Tcgplayer 0.39 USD
    Cardmarket 0.53 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Counter target spell. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

    Syncopate #103 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.13 USD / 4.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.17 EUR / 2.04 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Explorer Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Counter target spell unless its controller pays . If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

    Didact Echo Creature — Spirit Cleric Normal - ~$0.14

    Essence Capture Instant Normal - ~$0.19

    Essence Scatter Instant Normal

    Sinister Reflections Instant Normal

    Sinister Sabotage Instant Normal - ~$0.47

    Syncopate Instant Normal - ~$1.18

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