Cauldron of Essence
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Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
{1}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
What it does
Tagged as Recursion · Sac outlet · Sac payoff · Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- Because targets are chosen before costs are paid, the target of Cauldron of Essence's last ability can't be the creature sacrificed to pay its cost. (2026-03-20)
- If one or more creatures you control die at the same time that Cauldron of Essence leaves the battlefield, its first ability triggers once for each of those creatures. (2026-03-20)
Printings & prices
Every set Cauldron of Essence 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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