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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Essence Drain

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Sorcery

Card Text:

Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target 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

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.