Essence Backlash is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Counter target creature spell. Essence Backlash deals damage equal to that spell's power to its controller.
How it works : Essence Backlash
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Essence Backlash can target a creature spell that can’t be countered. If Essence Backlash resolves, it won’t counter the spell but it will still deal damage.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the creature’s power is * and it has an ability defining its power, use that ability to determine its power.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Abilities that change the power of a creature (such as the one of Collective Blessing) affect only creatures on the battlefield. They won’t change a creature spell’s power on the stack.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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