---
name: "Essence Capture"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "RNA"
set_name: "Ravnica Allegiance"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "0f730bd9-2060-46b1-9208-0ac6562e8b2a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/essence-capture-rna"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Essence Capture
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target creature spell. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.

> *"우리의 적을 물리치는 것만으로는 충분하지 않아. 우리는 그들에게서 배우기도 해야만 해."
—반니파르*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Trap Essence](/printing/trap-essence-ktk.md) — Instant
2. [Essence Scatter](/printing/essence-scatter-ddt.md) — Instant
3. [False Summoning](/printing/false-summoning-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Nullify](/printing/nullify-bng.md) — Instant
5. [Confound](/printing/confound-pls.md) — Instant
6. [Preemptive Strike](/printing/preemptive-strike-ptk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #37
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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