Essence Harvest
Sorcery
AVRAvacyn Restored#100common
Foil
Captain Lewenheart uncovered evidence of a demon cult among the clergy. The Skirsdag never gave him a chance to prove his case.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 859
- Illustrator
- Daarken
- Found in
- Avacyn Restored Intro Pack Solitary Fiends · Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Plays as: Damage Win
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-2.9%
$0.33
$0.10 low$0.07 gap
Foil+3.8%
$7.09
$3.49 low-$2.11 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.33as of 2026-07-12
-2.9%
H $0.48L $0.19since Feb 2024$0.10
$0.03
$0.07+70% · normal spread
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Foil
$7.09as of 2026-07-12
+3.8%
H $8.75L $4.97since Feb 2024$3.49
$5.60
-$2.11-60% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.33· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest May 1, 2012 · one tap opens all
- WotCMay 1, 2012
Essence Harvest targets only the player. It doesn’t target any creatures. If that player is an illegal target when Essence Harvest tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No life will be lost or gained.
- WotCMay 1, 2012
The value of X is determined when Essence Harvest resolves. If you control no creatures that time, no life will be lost or gained.