Essence Flare
Mana cost
Mana value1TypeEnchantment — Aura
Color identity
Blue
RarityCommon
SetMasters Edition II (ME2)
ArtistRichard Kane Ferguson
Price€0.35 · $0.21
About this card
Essence Flare is an enchantment card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 1 (color identity: blue). First printed in Ice Age (1995); 2 paper printings in total. Legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. Cheapest printing: €0.35 (Coldsnap Theme Decks); most expensive: €0.51 (Ice Age).
Essence Flare 
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -0/-1 counter on that creature.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -0/-1 counter on that creature.
Never underestimate the power of the soul unleashed.
Name in each language
FrançaisFlamboiement d'essenceEnglishEssence FlareEspañolFulgor vitalDeutschAuflodernde MachtItalianoEsplosione SpiritualePortuguêsChama Essencial日本語本質のほとばしり
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2008-10-01
The -0/-1 counters stay on the creature even if Essence Flare is removed.

