Card text
Essence Burn deals 5 damage to target black or green creature or planeswalker. If that permanent would die this turn, exile it instead.
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Mana cost
{1}{R}
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Card text
Essence Burn deals 5 damage to target black or green creature or planeswalker. If that permanent would die this turn, exile it instead.
Format legality
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- AlchemyLegal
About Essence Burn
Essence Burn (82) is a Red Instant from Reality Fracture (FRA). It costs {1}{R} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Uncommon rarity. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy and 7 more formats.
Reality Fracture is a main expansion, released October 2026.
Essence Burn deals 5 damage to target black or green creature or planeswalker. If that permanent would die this turn, exile it instead.
Card details
- Card number
- 82
- Set
- Reality Fracture (FRA)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 2 October 2026
- Rarity
- Uncommon (U)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Instant
- Colour
- Red
- Colour identity
- Red
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Finish
- Non-foil
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