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Essence Flare

Magic: The GatheringMasters Edition II#48

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Masters Edition IIME2 · #48

Card type: Enchantment — Aura
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: Price unavailable
Mana value: 1
Colour: Blue

Card text

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.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Richard Kane Ferguson
Card language: English
Release date: 2008-09-22

Flavour text

Never underestimate the power of the soul unleashed.

Rulings

2008-10-01

The -0/-1 counters stay on the creature even if Essence Flare is removed.