Essence Drain
Sorcery
DSTDarksteel#43common
Mephidross claims all life within it. What cannot be twisted is absorbed.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Illustrator
- Tony Szczudlo
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Plays as:
BurnPlaneswalker Removal
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.14+40.0%$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil$0.49+58.1%$0.13 low$0.05 gap
Nonfoil$0.14+40.0%30DLowest listing
$0.01Buylist
$0.01Buy / Sell Gap
$0.000% · normal spread
30D range$0.31to$0.49Since Feb 2024:H $0.49L $0.01
Lowest listing
$0.13Buylist
$0.08Buy / Sell Gap
$0.05+38% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$0.14+40.0%30D
30D range$0.10to$0.14Since Feb 2024:H $0.26L $0.02Foil$0.49+58.1%30D3.50× nonfoil
30D range$0.31to$0.49Since Feb 2024:H $0.49L $0.01Loading other printings
Found in
5 productsRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoilFoil
Darksteel Theme Deck Mind Swarm
Deck · —
—Nonfoil IncludedFoil —Darksteel MTGO Redemption Foil
Box Set · —
—Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copiesDarksteel MTGO Redemption
Box Set · —
—Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —Darksteel Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $28.72
$28.72Nonfoil under 25%Foil under 1%Darksteel Fat Pack
Bundle · —
—Nonfoil —Foil under 10%
Rulings
1 · latest Jul 1, 2012
- 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.