Essence Harvest
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This printing
SetAVR
Collector #100
Released2012-05-04
Raritycommon
ArtistDaarken
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Essence Harvest

CommonColour IDMV 3
Sorcery
Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc1 May 2012
Essence Harvest targets only the player. It doesn’t target any creatures. If that player is an illegal target when Essence Harvest tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No life will be lost or gained.
wotc1 May 2012
The value of X is determined when Essence Harvest resolves. If you control no creatures that time, no life will be lost or gained.