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◇ Catalog #93

Essence Drain

m13·#93·common·nonfoil

Illus. Jim Nelson

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wishlisted

Jul '12

14 yr ago

Value

$0.09+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.09 · low $0.08

NM$0.09

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.08–$0.10modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.09low $0.04range 125.0%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,587 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.15

Nonfoil$0.09

Gameplay

Sorcery

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

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2012-07-01wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.09. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.09 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from M13 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #93 of *Magic 2013*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2012 Magic 2013 release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {4}{B} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,587 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jim Nelson. Rarix catalogs 496 other cards credited to this artist.