Essence Drain

Essence Drain from Tenth Edition. Common MTG card for deck building and Commander. View rules, legality, and compare prices from multiple sellers.

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Commander Legal
Duel Legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Pauper Legal
Paupercommander Legal
Penny Legal
Predh Legal
Vintage Legal
Card Set Tenth Edition  
Card Type Sorcery
Rarity   Common  
Mana Cost
Card Text Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Flavor Text "The elves are right: Death inevitably leads to life. But the truly powerful don't just experience this cycle. They control it."
—Crovax, ascendant evincar
Card Number #141
Artist Jim Nelson
Card Languages Chinese Simplified , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish
Frame Version 2003
Border Color Black
EDHREC Rank 23781
EDHREC Saltiness 0.07
Reprint? Yes
Is Promo? No
Oversized? No
Joke Card? No
In Starter? No
Time Shifted? No
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2012-07-01

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.