Absorb
Absorb: Instant, Dominaria Remastered. Counter target spell. You gain 3 life. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White and blue (WU)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered (DMR)
- Released
- 2023-01-13
- Collector number
- 186
- Artist
- Andrew Goldhawk
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About Absorb
Absorb is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and blue instant from Dominaria Remastered (DMR), a Masters set released in January 2023. It is collector number 186 in that set, with art by Andrew Goldhawk. It costs {W}{U}{U} (one white and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white and blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Invasion (2000) to Dominaria Remastered (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.41 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.
"Your presumption is your downfall."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.41 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Absorb by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Absorb
Absorb has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #354 | Rare | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #443 | Rare | 2023 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #216 | Rare | 2022 |
| Ravnica Allegiance Promos (PRNA) #151p | Rare | 2019 |
| Ravnica Allegiance Promos (PRNA) #151s | Rare | 2019 |
| Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #151 | Rare | 2019 |
| Invasion (INV) #226 | Rare | 2000 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Absorb.
- A spell that can't be countered is a legal target for Absorb. The spell won't be countered when Absorb resolves, but you'll still gain 3 life.
Similar cards
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