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Essence Drain {4}{B}
Sorcery
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
“The elves are right: Death inevitably leads to life. But the truly powerful don’t just experience this cycle. They control it.”
—Crovax, ascendant evincar
Illustrated by Jim Nelson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
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Notes and Rules Information for Essence Drain:
- 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. (2012-07-01)