---
name: "Essence Flux"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "INR"
set_name: "Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "64824ae5-efab-4b55-9d3c-b9c690bad857"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/essence-flux-inr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Essence Flux
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Baboon Spirit](/printing/baboon-spirit-tle.md) — Creature — Monkey Spirit
2. [Soulherder](/printing/soulherder-khc.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Lost in the Spirit World](/printing/lost-in-the-spirit-world-tle.md) — Sorcery
4. [Flickering Spirit](/printing/flickering-spirit-tsp.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Spaceshift](/printing/spaceshift-msc.md) — Instant
6. [Liberate](/printing/liberate-inv.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad Remastered (INR) #64
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon

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

## Official Rulings
- *(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.