Essence Backlash of Return to Ravnica

Essence Backlash

Nº 160 - COMMON - Return to Ravnica
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Counter target creature spell. Essence Backlash deals damage equal to that spell’s power to its controller.

"The other guilds will learn the hard way not to interfere with our investigations." —Bori Andon, Izzet blastseeker

RTR · EN Jung Park
2012-10-05

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pauper
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standardbrawl
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usdeurfoiltix
0.040.320.070.03
EDHREC
Rareza Tipo Color Cmc L/T
Instant 4
Foil Nonfoil Promo Fecha
★ ★ ✗ 2012-10-05
Booster Digital Oversized Reserved
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Paper Mtgo Digital Astral Sega
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Keywords
Set Name Set Code Set Type
Return to Ravnica RTR EXPANSION
release: setsize: 274 totalsetsize: 274
onlyFoil: no onlyNonFoil: no
Nombre ID
BORDER COLOR BLACK
FRAME 2003
Date Source Comment
01-10-2012 wotc Abilities that change the power of a creature (such as the one of Collective Blessing) affect only creatures on the battlefield. They won’t change a creature spell’s power on the stack.
01-10-2012 wotc Essence Backlash can target a creature spell that can’t be countered. If Essence Backlash resolves, it won’t counter the spell but it will still deal damage.
01-10-2012 wotc If the creature’s power is * and it has an ability defining its power, use that ability to determine its power.