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Essence Drain

four generic manaone black manaSorcery

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Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

"Life's essence is a nectar unlike any I tasted when I lived as a mortal." —Zul Ashur, lich lord

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0.10 $

Foil 0.25 $

30 printings · up to 0.12 $

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Essence Drain rulings

  • If the target permanent or player is an illegal target when Essence Drain tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain 3 life.

Essence Drain format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderLegal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHLegal

Arena & online

  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlNot legal

Other

  • TLRNot legal

All printings of Essence Drain 30

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