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Oracle
Printed
Card Name:
Essence Drain
Mana Cost:
Mana Value:
5
Types:
Sorcery
Card Text:
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to target creature or player and you gain 3 life.
Flavor Text:
"The elves are right: Death inevitably leads to life. But the truly powerful don't just experience this cycle. They control it."
—Crovax, ascendant evincar
Expansion:
Tenth Edition
Rarity:
Common
All Sets:
Card Number:
141
Artist:
Jim Nelson
Language:
English
Rulings
7/1/2012
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.
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