Assimilate Essence vs Reasonable Doubt — MTG Card Comparison
Reasonable Doubt has the edge overall — it is legal in more formats (7 vs 0).
Assimilate Essence
Counter target creature or battle spell unless its controller pays {4}. If they do, you incubate 2. (Create an Incubator token with two +1/+1 counters on it and "{2}: Transform this artifact." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
Reasonable Doubt
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Suspect up to one target creature. (A suspected creature has menace and can't block.)
*"Merle had the motive, but Blovinac was the one caught with the murder weapon. And who was the seven-foot-tall hooded figure? This case is a mess!"*
| Stat | Assimilate Essence | Reasonable Doubt |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {1}{U} | {1}{U} |
| CMC | — | 2 |
| Type | Instant | Instant |
| Rarity | Common | Common |
| Set | March of the Machine | Murders at Karlov Manor |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✓ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Legacy | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vintage | ✗ | ✓ |
| Commander | ✗ | ✓ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✓ |
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