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Syphon Essence

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Syphon Essence

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Instant

Card Text:

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Flavor Text:

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.

Expansion:

Innistrad: Crimson Vow

Rarity:

Common

Card Number:

Artist:

Sean Murray

Language:

English

Rulings

1/24/2025	If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.
1/24/2025	You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.
1/24/2025	Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.
1/24/2025	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.