Essenceknit Scholar
Creature — Dryad Warlock
SOSSecrets of Strixhaven#187uncommon
Foil
"Life and death is a complex pattern that needs careful stitching."
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 9–298
- Illustrator
- Ioannis Fiore
- Found in
- Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease Pack Witherbloom · Secrets of Strixhaven Play Booster Pack · Secrets of Strixhaven Collector Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, you gain 1 life."
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, draw a card.
3/1Plays as: Card Draw · Attack Trigger · Etb Token · Lifegain Source · Creature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 9h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+4.2%
$0.25
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Foil-9.4%
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Finish
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Cheapest playable copy$0.25· across 1 printing
Rulings
1 · latest Mar 20, 2026 · one tap opens all
- WotCMar 20, 2026
Essenceknit Scholar's last ability will check as your end step starts to see if a creature died under your control this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause a creature to die during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.