If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #84
Syphon Essence
vow·#84·common·foil
Illus. Sean Murray
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Nov '21
4 yr ago
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Volatility · high
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #20,838 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
The third step in creating a skaab requires draining the body of blood and replacing it with *viscus vitae*, a mixture of angel's blood and lamp oil.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
wotc
Some spells that instruct you to create a Blood token require targets. You can't cast these spells without choosing all required targets, and if all of those targets become illegal targets, the spell won't resolve and you won't create any Blood tokens. If some but not all of those targets become illegal, you'll do as much as possible, including creating Blood tokens.
wotc
You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.
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