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This printing

SetPLST

Collector #KLD-80

Released2024-08-02

Rarityuncommon

ArtistMin Yum

LanguageEN

Layoutnormal

AttributesReprint

ScryfallOpen ↗

Essence Extraction

UncommonColour IDMV 3

Instant

Essence Extraction deals 3 damage to target creature and you gain 3 life.

Card capabilities

Creature removalInstantLife gain

Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.

Format legality

Primary formats

StandardNot legal PioneerLegal ModernLegal

Eternal formats

LegacyLegal VintageLegal PauperNot legal

Casual formats

CommanderLegal OathbreakerLegal BrawlLegal Standard BrawlNot legal

Digital formats

HistoricLegal TimelessLegal AlchemyNot legal GladiatorLegal Penny DreadfulNot legal

Historical formats

PremodernNot legal Old SchoolNot legal PreDHNot legal Future StandardNot legal Duel CommanderLegal

Other printings

4 other English printingsEarliest 2016-09-30Newest 2020-11-12Cheapest priced $0.08 in KLD

Rulings (1)

wotc20 Sept 2016

If the target creature becomes an illegal target, Essence Extraction doesn't resolve and you don't gain life.

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