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Essence Drain
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic 2013M13 · #93
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.03 € · ★ 0.18 € · 0.10 $ · ★ 0.25 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- 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
- Jim Nelson
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2012-07-13
Flavour text
"Life's essence is a nectar unlike any I tasted when I lived as a mortal." —Zul Ashur, lich lord
Rulings
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.
