Plasm Capture

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Plasm Capture: Instant, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. Counter target spell. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{G}{G}{U}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue and green (UG)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
237
Artist
Chase Stone
Commander rank
6,910 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Plasm Capture

Plasm Capture is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and green instant from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 237 in that set, with art by Chase Stone. It costs {G}{G}{U}{U} (two blue and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Dragon's Maze (2013) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next first main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is that spell's mana value.

"Everything serves a purpose. Even you." -Vorel of the Hull Clade

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Plasm Capture by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Plasm Capture

Plasm Capture has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora (DDO) #55Rare2015
Dragon's Maze (DGM) #91Rare2013

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Plasm Capture, newest first.

  • If the countered spell had {X} in its mana cost, include the value chosen for that X when determining how much mana to produce. For example, if you counter a spell that costs {X}{R} with X equal to 5, you'll produce six mana.
  • Your precombat main phase is the main phase that happens immediately after your draw step, not any other main phase.

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