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"Find me cards equivalent to: Essence Capture"

Here are cards similar to Essence Capture:
1. Essence Scatter — Instant, U, counters only creature spells (no +1/+1 counter).
2. Reject — Instant, 1U, counters creature or artifact spells (returns if not).
3. Didn't Say Please — Instant, 1UU, counters spell (any, mills 3; doesn't grant counters).
4. Sinister Sabotage — Instant, 1UU, counters any spell (surveil 1; not limited to creatures).
5. Stubborn Denial — Instant, U, counters noncreature spell unless controller pays 1 (not exactly similar, but cheap counter in blue).


Reason: No other blue instant directly counters a creature and gives your creature a +1/+1 counter like Essence Capture, but these are closest in function or cost.

Found Cards

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Didn't Say Please

Essence Capture

Essence Scatter

Reject

Sinister Sabotage

Stubborn Denial

Didn't Say Please #42 Instant

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 3
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    Mill

    Rules

  • A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Didn't Say Please. The spell won't be countered when Didn't Say Please resolves, but its controller still puts the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool / 0.44 USD 0.17 USD
    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.1 EUR / 0.46 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 0.46 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. Its controller mills three cards.

    Essence Capture #10 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • 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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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket / 0.2 EUR 0.06 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 0.21 USD 0.08 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.49 USD 0.35 USD
    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 #60 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • 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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    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.

    Reject #50 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 2
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    Manapool / 0.15 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.1 USD / 0.11 USD
    Cardmarket 0.17 EUR / 0.09 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 or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays . If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

    Sinister Sabotage #54 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
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    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.

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    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.43 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.26 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.32 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.)

    Stubborn Denial #56 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
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  • Ferocious abilities of instants and sorceries that don’t use the word “instead” will provide an additional effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve.
  • Some ferocious abilities that appear on instants and sorceries use the word “instead.” These spells have an upgraded effect if you control a creature with power 4 or greater as they resolve. For these, you only get the upgraded effect, not both effects.

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    Manapool 3.25 USD / 13.35 USD
    Cardmarket / 16.61 EUR 3.2 EUR
    Tcgplayer 3.99 USD / 20.04 USD
    Cardkingdom 4.99 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 unless its controller pays . Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater,counterthat spell instead.