Essence Scatter
Essence Scatter: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven. Counter target creature spell. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 47
- Artist
- Elliot Lang
- Commander rank
- 2,763 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Essence Scatter
Essence Scatter is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), an expansion set released in April 2026. It is collector number 47 in that set, with art by Elliot Lang. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 15 sets, from Magic 2010 (2009) to Secrets of Strixhaven (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Counter target creature spell.
"Venturing beyond campus means learning how to deal with creatures not bound by university rules." -Emil, Vastlands roamer
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Essence Scatter by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Essence Scatter
Essence Scatter has been printed in 15 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO) #54 | Common | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #153 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Dominaria United (DMU) #49 | Common | 2022 |
| Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #60 | Common | 2020 |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #49 | Common | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #M19-54 | Common | 2019 |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) #54 | Common | 2018 |
| Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins (DDT) #6 | Common | 2017 |
| Amonkhet (AKH) #52 | Common | 2017 |
| Magic 2014 (M14) #55 | Common | 2013 |
| Magic 2013 (M13) #50 | Common | 2012 |
| Salvat 2011 (PS11) #35 | Common | 2011 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Essence Scatter.
- A "creature spell" is any spell with the card type creature, even if it has other types such as artifact or enchantment.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Essence Scatter.