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Essence Drain

Sorcery

Card text

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

Card details

Rarity
common
Mana value
5
Artist
Jim Nelson
EDHREC rank
#26274
Printings
4

Essence Drain format legality

  • standardnot legal
  • futurenot legal
  • historicnot legal
  • timelessnot legal
  • gladiatornot legal
  • pioneernot legal
  • modernlegal
  • legacylegal
  • pauperlegal
  • vintagelegal
  • pennylegal
  • commanderlegal
  • oathbreakerlegal
  • standardbrawlnot legal
  • brawlnot legal
  • competitivebrawlnot legal
  • alchemynot legal
  • paupercommanderlegal
  • duellegal
  • oldschoolnot legal
  • premodernnot legal
  • predhlegal
  • tlrnot legal
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All printings of Essence Drain

SetNumberRarityArtistPrice
Magic 201393commonJim Nelson0.11 $
Duels of the Planeswalkers24commonJim Nelson—
Tenth Edition141commonJim Nelson0.15 $
Darksteel43commonTony Szczudlo0.08 $

Printed in Magic 2013,Tenth Edition,Darksteel,Duels of the Planeswalkers

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