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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Absorb Essence

Here are cards equivalent to Absorb Essence (blue and black instants that counter a spell and gain life):
1. Essence Extraction – Deals damage instead of countering, but same colors and lifegain.
2. Negate – Counters only noncreature spells, but is blue and commonly used.
3. Sinister Sabotage – Blue instant, counters spells, surveil instead of lifegain.
4. Dimir Charm – Blue/black, can counter sorceries among other modes.


Reason: No other card is an exact copy in effect and color, but these are close in function or color identity.

Results:

Dimir Charm #154 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

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.2 USD / 0.85 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR / 0.83 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.79 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.78 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Choose one — •Countertarget sorcery spell. •Destroytarget creature with power 2 or less. • Look at the top three cards of target player's library. Put one back and the rest into that player's graveyard.

    Essence Extraction #80 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • If the target creature becomes an illegal target, Essence Extraction doesn't resolve and you don't gain life.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.2 USD
    Cardmarket 0.11 EUR / 0.15 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Manapool 0.18 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Essence Extraction deals 3 damage to target creature and you gain 3 life.

    Negate #8 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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    Rules

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

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 18.67 USD
    Cardmarket 4.72 EUR / 9.7 EUR
    Cardkingdom 16.99 USD
    Manapool 12.18 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Counter target noncreature spell.

    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

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.3 USD
    Cardmarket 0.28 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.27 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel 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.)

    Dimir Charm Instant Normal - ~$0.54

    Essence Extraction Instant Normal - ~$0.2

    Negate Instant Normal - ~$12.45

    Sinister Sabotage Instant Normal - ~$0.34

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