Essence Flux

Instant

Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it's a Spirit, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

A spirit is both fettered and free—bound in some ways to its previous existence, yet able to transcend much of the corporeal.

Legality

Legal in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl

2016-04-08 Essence Flux checks whether the creature is a Spirit after it has returned from exile.
2016-04-08 If a double-faced card is exiled, it will return with its front face up.
2016-04-08 If a creature token is exiled, it ceases to exist. It won’t be returned to the battlefield.
2016-04-08 Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist.

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Essence Flux in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR), Premier Draft	55.7%	+1.4	+0.9	12772
Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR), Sealed	55.1%	-1.7	+2.8	557

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen

137 combos, the most popular first:

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	0%
Kefka, Court Mage	1.0%	39%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets	1.0%	2%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist	0.5%	65%
Aang, at the Crossroads	0.2%	40%
Krark, the Thumbless + Thrasios, Triton Hero	0.2%	27%
Gyruda, Doom of Depths	0.2%	60%
Loot, the Pathfinder	0.1%	40%

Deck	Record
Krark, the Thumbless + Thrasios, Triton Hero Pickle_poltergeist (Ethan) in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K	5-1 83%
Kefka, Court Mage Joel Morell in Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Geeky Oasis	4-2 67%
Kefka, Court Mage Kuyang Duma in IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2	3-2 60%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Peter Van Wyk in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA	2-3 40%
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Alexander V Robinson in cEDH Win-A-Dual at Gamers' Haunt	2-3 40%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero Andrew Kozusko in Beyond CEDH October	2-3 40%
Plagon, Lord of the Beach Arek Schultz in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA	2-4 33%
Kefka, Court Mage Tim in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island	2-4 33%

Deck	Copies	Finish
Kefka, Court Mage Ethan, 2 Nov	1 main	#15 of 29 1-3
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Jack Aris, 2 Nov	1 main	#25 of 29 0-4
Kefka, Court Mage Tim, 1 Nov	1 main	#38 of 74 1-3
Loot, the Pathfinder Justin Kerecz, 1 Nov	1 main	#69 of 74 0-4
Ureni of the Unwritten Marisa, 31 Oct	1 main	#18 of 19 0-4
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Taka [BAD], 31 Oct	1 main	#1 (top 8) of 20 3-0
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Nyx, 31 Oct	1 main	#2 (top 8) of 21 2-1
Aang, at the Crossroads Freddy Arellano, 31 Oct	1 main	#13 of 23 0-1