Essence Drain
4Sorcery
common
Darksteel (DST)
Text
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Mephidross claims all life within it. What cannot be twisted is absorbed.
#25,649 EDHREC
🖌 Tony Szczudlo
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026
from €0.04
| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.04 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.35 | $0.49 |
| Cardmarket | €0.04 | €0.20 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.11 | €0.15 |
| TCGplayer | $0.04 | $0.13 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.04
min €0.02
max €0.04
CardTrader market
406 offers · from €0.11 · avg €0.28 · max €1.76
Poor: 10 · Played: 32 · Near Mint: 98 · Slightly Played: 167 · Moderately Played: 99
Rulings (1)
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.
07/01/2012Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |