Essence Pulse
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Commander 2021C21 · #39
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.46 € · 0.32 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Black
Card text
You gain 2 life. Each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Kieran Yanner
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2021-04-23
Flavour text
"There is nothing so invigorating and stubbornly belligerent as the pure energy of life." —Valentin, Witherbloom dean
Rulings
This ability counts the total amount of life gained without considering any life you lost during that turn. For example, if you lost 3 life and gained 3 life earlier in the turn, you will gain 2 more life from Essence Pulse and each creature will get -5/-5.
