Essence Drain
Sorcery
DSTDarksteel#43common
Mephidross claims all life within it. What cannot be twisted is absorbed.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 350
- Illustrator
- Tony Szczudlo
- Found in
- Darksteel Theme Deck Mind Swarm · Darksteel MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
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
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Nonfoil
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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.