Essence Drain
- Mana cost
- {4}{B}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Duels of the Planeswalkers #24 (common)
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Essence Drain has 5 printings, first in Darksteel (2004). EDHREC ranks it #26,520 among Commander cards. It appears most in Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis decks (7 on EDHREC). It has 1 official ruling.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Essence Drain most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
Often played with Essence Drain
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.