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"Find me cards equivalent to: Essence Capture"

Equivalent blue instants that counter creature spells are:

  • Essence Capture (reference)
  • Essence Scatter (Counter target creature spell, no +1/+1 counter)
  • Exclude (Counter target creature spell, draw a card)
  • Adverse Conditions (Not a pure counterspell, but interacts with creatures)
  • Hindering Light (Counters a spell targeting a permanent you control, not only creatures)

Closest direct equivalent: Essence Scatter — same color, type, but misses the +1/+1 counter bonus. There’s no exact equivalent with both effects.

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Adverse Conditions

Essence Capture

Essence Scatter

Exclude

Hindering Light

Adverse Conditions #54 Instant

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 4
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    Eldrazi Scion

    Abilities/Keywords

    Devoid

    Rules

  • A card with devoid is just colorless. It's not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.
  • Adverse Conditions tracks the creatures, but not their controller. If either of the creatures changes controllers before its first controller's next untap step has come around, then it won't untap during its new controller's next untap step.
  • Cards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.
  • Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.
  • Eldrazi Scions are similar to Eldrazi Spawn, seen in the Zendikar block. Note that Eldrazi Scions are 1/1, not 0/1.
  • Eldrazi and Scion are each separate creature types. Anything that affects Eldrazi will affect these tokens, for example.
  • If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object's color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.
  • Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it's just the new color, not that color and colorless.
  • Sacrificing an Eldrazi Scion creature token to add {C} is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
  • Some instants and sorceries that create Eldrazi Scions require targets. If all targets for such a spell have become illegal by the time that spell tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't get any Eldrazi Scions.
  • You can cast Adverse Conditions with no targets. When it resolves, you'll get an Eldrazi Scion. However, if you cast Adverse Conditions with any targets and all of those targets are illegal as it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't get the Eldrazi Scion in that case.

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    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.35 USD 0.09 USD
    Cardmarket 0.08 EUR / 0.25 EUR
    Manapool / 0.2 USD 0.15 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Devoid (This card has no color.) Tap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step. Create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has "Sacrifice this token: Add ."

    Essence Capture #10 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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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 0.16 USD / 0.18 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket 0.09 EUR / 0.14 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 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 creature spell. Put a +1/+1counteron up to one target creature you control.

    Essence Scatter #47 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 card type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

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    Tcgplayer 0.2 USD / 0.21 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.07 EUR / 0.13 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 0.49 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 creature spell.

    Exclude #62477 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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    Rules

  • Exclude can target a creature spell that can't be countered. When Exclude resolves, that spell won't be countered, but you'll still draw a card.

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    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 creature spell. Draw a card.

    Hindering Light #46 Instant

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

  • Hindering Light can target a spell that has multiple targets, as long as at least one of those targets is you or a permanent you control.
  • You may choose to target a spell that “can’t be countered.” If you do, the first part of Hindering Light’s effect won’t do anything, but you’ll still get to draw a card.

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    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer / 0.25 USD 0.15 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.15 USD
    Cardmarket 0.09 EUR / 0.21 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 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 that targets you or a permanent you control. Draw a card.