---
name: "Absorb Energy"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "YMID"
set_name: "Alchemy: Innistrad"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Steve Argyle"
oracle_id: "3010f11c-8ee1-4854-96d2-ae33ea3fe4e8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/absorb-energy-ymid"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Absorb Energy
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Cards in your hand that share a card type with that spell perpetually gain "This spell costs {1} less to cast."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterlash](/printing/counterlash-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-prm.md) — Instant
3. [Absorb](/printing/absorb-rna.md) — Instant
4. [Ertai's Scorn](/printing/ertais-scorn-dmu.md) — Instant
5. [Unravel](/printing/unravel-eoe.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Counter](/printing/spell-counter-unh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Innistrad (YMID) #12
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Steve Argyle

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`