Essence Drain
4Sorcery
common
Magic 2013 (M13)
Text
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
"Life's essence is a nectar unlike any I tasted when I lived as a mortal." —Zul Ashur, lich lord
#26,056 EDHREC
🖌 Jim Nelson
Market prices
updated on 09/09/2026
from €0.05
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.04 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| Cardmarket | €0.05 | €0.18 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.11 | €0.12 |
| TCGplayer | $0.14 | $0.50 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.05
min €0.05
max €0.05
Trend by condition · last 90 days · EUR
NM · €0.11
EX · €0.11
GD · €0.11
PL · €0.11
min €0.11 · max €0.12
CardTrader market
313 offers · from €0.11 · avg €32.57 · max €10,000.64
Poor: 1 · Played: 2 · Near Mint: 131 · Slightly Played: 145 · Moderately Played: 34
Rulings (1)
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.
07/01/2012Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |