Essence of Ancestry: Mind (Blue)

Essence of Ancestry: Mind triggers when it leaves the arena (for example, when it is destroyed, when it is banished, etc.). Whether you control an Illusionist aura is checked on the resolution of the trigger.

This does not trigger if this is a defending card on a chain link then leaves the combat chain due to it closing or due to an effect.

If you control no Illusionist auras when Essence of Ancestry: Mind’s trigger resolves, it generates a prevention effect that applies to the next damage event this turn from a blue source. The prevention effect will typically prevent all of that damage. The value of the damage is determined at the time the prevention effect is checked for when it is active.For example, an opponent resolves an Electrify (yellow) then hits you with a Snatch (blue). If you generate Essence of Ancestry: Mind’s prevention effect before Electrify’s trigger resolves in the resolution step, the prevention effect would prevent 2 damage that would’ve been dealt from Electrify’s triggered effect as the damage source would be the blue Snatch.

If this card is destroyed as part of applying its Ward prevention effect to a damage event from a blue source, the prevention effect from the triggered ability will not apply to that same damage event. This is because the prevention effect has not yet been generated from the trigger resolving on the stack. When this card is destroyed as part of applying the Ward effect, the trigger layer will only be added to the stack after the damage event is finalized and players once again receive priority.