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Essence Extraction
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Kaladesh PromosPKLD · #80
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.11 € · 0.29 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Essence Extraction deals 3 damage to target creature and you gain 3 life.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- 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
- Tomasz Jedruszek
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2016-09-30
Rulings
If the target creature becomes an illegal target, Essence Extraction doesn't resolve and you don't gain life.
