Essence Drain
{4}{B}Sorcery
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Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
What it does
Tagged as Removal · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official 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. (2012-07-01)
Printings & prices
Every set Essence Drain has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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