Essence Symbiote
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Ikoria: Lair of BehemothsIKO · #149
- Card type
- Creature — Beast
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.13 € · ★ 0.16 € · 0.18 $ · ★ 0.36 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Power
- 2
- Toughness
- 2
- Colour
- Green
Card text
Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and you gain 2 life.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- Jason Felix
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2020-04-24
Flavour text
The Ozolith's appearance spawned a new era of wild mutation on Ikoria. Some creatures hunted different prey, lived in new habitats, and thrived on mutation itself.
Rulings
If Essence Symbiote mutates, its ability triggers.
You gain 2 life when Essence Symbiote’s ability resolves, even if you can’t put a +1/+1 counter on the mutated creature (most likely because it’s left the battlefield).