MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #179

Cauldron of Essence

sos·#179·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Craig J Spearing

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Apr '26

4 mo ago

Value

$4.76+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.89 · low $3.55

NM$3.76

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.47–$3.97modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.20low $0.01range 51900.0%n 46

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,711 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$5.24

Nonfoil$3.76

Gameplay

Artifact

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.

In the gloomy depths of Widdershins Hall sits an iron belly—always hungry, but generous to those who feed it.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2026-03-20wotc

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.

2026-03-20wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $3.76. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.01 and $5.20 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from SOS — 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 #179 of *Secrets of Strixhaven*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven release.

Card type: Artifact, color identity black/green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{G} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,711 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Craig J Spearing. Rarix catalogs 468 other cards credited to this artist.