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Essence Drain
dstDarksteel#43common
Treatments
Foil
Market price · TCGplayer
updated 2026-06-22
Nonfoil$0.04
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Foil$0.13
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All finishes · 30d
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All Printings
5 printings across 5 sets
Printings
5 total
Tenth Edition#141
2007 · Jim Nelson
$0.11$0.31
Magic 2013#93
2012 · Jim Nelson
$0.09$0.15
Duels of the Planeswalkers#24
2010 · Jim Nelson
$0.09
Darksteel#43
2004 · Tony Szczudlo
$0.04$0.13
Salvat 2011#68
2011 · Jim Nelson
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Card details
- Artist
- Tony Szczudlo
- Frame
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
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Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Oracle text
Sorcery
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Abilities
SpellEssence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Plays as
BurnPlaneswalker Removal
Flavor & art
“Mephidross claims all life within it. What cannot be twisted is absorbed.”
Illustrated by
Tony Szczudlo
Rulings
- WotCJul 1, 2012
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.