Essence Harvest
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Avacyn RestoredAVR · #100
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.78 € · ★ 8.20 € · 0.36 $ · ★ 7.58 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Daarken
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2012-05-04
Flavour text
Captain Lewenheart uncovered evidence of a demon cult among the clergy. The Skirsdag never gave him a chance to prove his case.
Rulings
Essence Harvest targets only the player. It doesn’t target any creatures. If that player is an illegal target when Essence Harvest tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No life will be lost or gained.
The value of X is determined when Essence Harvest resolves. If you control no creatures that time, no life will be lost or gained.