Card details, tags, similarity scores, and printings.
Instant
Counter target creature spell. Essence Backlash deals damage equal to that spell's power to its controller.
$0.09
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These rankings describe text and metadata resemblance, not synergy, win rates, or claims that a card counters yours.
Score 0.955unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity · Matching mana cost
Score 0.913unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity · Matching mana cost
Score 0.905unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.904unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.902unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.896unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.895unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.889unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.887unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.885unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.883unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.882unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.882unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.881unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.881unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.881unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.880unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.880unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.880unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.878unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.878unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant
Score 0.877unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity · Matching mana cost
Score 0.876unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity
Score 0.876unitless formula ranking
Shared traits: Instant, Timing Instant · Same color identity · Matching mana cost
Balanced: 0.60*text + 0.20*tags + 0.10*color + 0.10*cost. Outputs are unitless rankings, not percentages or probabilities. Most similar shows the highest scores; Typical overlap is nearest the catalog median (0.573); Least similar shows the lowest scores.
Text uses cosine resemblance (−1 to 1) between 384-number embeddings when available, or lexical fallback otherwise. Tags use Jaccard overlap of approved tags and AI themes, excluding predicted tags and separately scored color/cost tags. Color compares W/U/B/R/G identity. Mana cost combines mana-value proximity, 1 / (1 + the difference), with mana-symbol overlap. Tags, color, and cost range from 0 to 1.
Model: bge-small-en-v1.5. 34,605 of 34,605 catalog cards currently have embeddings.
1,031 of 34,605 canonical cards have AI-derived resource labels. Label model: gpt-5.6-luna.
This card is missing AI-derived resource labels, so potential synergies and answers are unavailable. No text or predicted-tag inference is used.
These labels are AI-derived resource matches, not reviewed or rules-validated interactions. Check deck legality, color identity, costs, timing, restrictions, and the cards themselves.
| Set | Language | Collector | Released | Rarity | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return to Ravnica | ru | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | es | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | fr | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | zhs | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | zht | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | ja | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | it | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | ko | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | de | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |
| Return to Ravnica | en | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | $0.09 |
| Return to Ravnica | pt | 160 | 2012-10-05 | common | — |