Essence Symbiote
Creature — Beast
IKOIkoria: Lair of Behemoths#149common
Foil
The Ozolith's appearance spawned a new era of wild mutation on Ikoria. Some creatures hunted different prey, lived in new habitats, and thrived on mutation itself.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 630
- Illustrator
- Jason Felix
- Found in
- Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Theme Booster Green · Ikoria Lair of Behemoths MTGO Redemption Foil · 5 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and you gain 2 life.
2/2Plays as: Lifegain Source
Market · per finishspark updated 7h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+4.8%
$0.22
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.30
$0.18 low$0.02 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.22as of 2026-07-12
+4.8%
H $0.24L $0.02since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.30as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.30L $0.19since Feb 2024$0.18
$0.16
$0.02+11% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.22· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Apr 17, 2020 · one tap opens all
- WotCApr 17, 2020
If Essence Symbiote mutates, its ability triggers.
- WotCApr 17, 2020
You gain 2 life when Essence Symbiote’s ability resolves, even if you can’t put a +1/+1 counter on the mutated creature (most likely because it’s left the battlefield).