Home › Cards › Essence Scatter
Essence Scatter

Add to a deck or my collection

Essence Scatter

Mana cost{1}{U} Mana value2TypeInstant Color identity{U} Blue RarityCommon SetSecrets of Strixhaven (SOS) ArtistElliot Lang Price€0.14 · foil €0.21 · $0.27

About this card

Essence Scatter is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 2 (color identity: blue). First printed in Magic 2010 (2009); 13 paper printings in total. Role in Commander: counterspell. It is one of the 5,000 most played cards in Commander (EDHREC rank 2,600). Legal in Commander, Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. Cheapest printing: €0.03 (Magic 2014); most expensive: €0.17 (Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths).

Essence Scatter {1}{U}

Instant
Counter target creature spell.

"Venturing beyond campus means learning how to deal with creatures not bound by university rules." —Emil, Vastlands roamer

Name in each language

FrançaisDispersion d'essenceEnglishEssence ScatterEspañolEsparcir la esenciaDeutschEssenzzerstäubungItalianoDisperdere EssenzaPortuguêsEspalhar Essência日本語本質の散乱

Legality

CommanderLegalStandardLegalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlLegalOathbreakerLegalHistoricLegalTimelessLegalPenny DreadfulLegal

Rulings

2026-03-20
A "creature spell" is any spell with the card type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.

Cards with the same role: counterspell

CounterspellCounterspellAn Offer You Can't RefuseAn Offer You Can't RefuseArcane DenialArcane DenialNegateNegateSwan SongSwan SongFierce GuardianshipFierce GuardianshipMana DrainMana DrainSink into Stupor // Soporific SpringsSink into Stupor // Soporific SpringsForce of WillForce of WillForce of NegationForce of NegationHullbreaker HorrorHullbreaker HorrorFlusterstormFlusterstorm

Printings (13)

Secrets of StrixhavenSOS #47 · Common · €0.13
FoundationsFDN #153 · Uncommon · €0.04
Dominaria UnitedDMU #49 · Common · €0.08
Ikoria: Lair of BehemothsIKO #49 · Common · €0.17
The ListPLST #M19-54 · Common · €0.06
Core Set 2019M19 #54 · Common · €0.05
Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. GoblinsDDT #6 · Common · €0.13
AmonkhetAKH #52 · Common · €0.11
Magic 2014M14 #55 · Common · €0.03
Magic 2013M13 #50 · Common · €0.11
Salvat 2011PS11 #35 · Common · —
Duels of the PlaneswalkersDPA #8 · Common · €0.15
Magic 2010M10 #51 · Common · €0.14
Texte
Texte de la carte (règles)
Écrire dans sa langue (ex : vous perdez la partie) : Manarcane traduit les formulations de règles pour Scryfall.
Capacité
Texte d'ambiance
Type et rareté
Rareté
Super-type
Sous-type
CouleursCouleurs du commandant
Identité de couleur (Commander)
Coût et caractéristiques
Valeur de mana
à
Le coût contient
Force
à
Endurance
à
Loyauté
à
Édition
Extension
Année
à
Prix (€)
à
Illustrateur
Format et options
Trier par