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◇ Catalog #44

Essence Anchor

tdm·#44·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. David Astruga

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '25

1 yr ago

Value

$0.22+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.23 · low $0.21

NM$0.22

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.20–$0.23modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.22low $0.03range 633.3%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,994 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$0.31

Nonfoil$0.22

Gameplay

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) {T}: Create a 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature token. Activate only during your turn and only if a card left your graveyard this turn.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.22. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.22 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TDM — 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 #44 of *Tarkir: Dragonstorm*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm release.

Card type: Artifact, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Surveil.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #8,994 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by David Astruga. Rarix catalogs 206 other cards credited to this artist.