flavorText: Masters who sacrifice for servants will receive the gift of loyalty.
name: Essence Vortex
originalText: Bury target creature. That creature's controller may counter this spell by paying the creature's toughness in life. Effects that prevent or redirect damage cannot be used to counter this loss of life.
printings: ICE
text: Destroy target creature unless its controller pays life equal to its toughness. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
type: Instant