Cauldron of Essence

3 printings · from $2.48 to $3.37 · pictured: Secrets of Strixhaven #179

$1.71

cheapest of 23 store offers · see all

market $2.48

Mana cost: {1}{B}{G}

Type: Artifact

Commonly played as: Recursion, Sacrifice Outlet, Lifegain, Drain

Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
{1}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

Artist: Craig J Spearing

Released: 2026-04-24

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $2.48
  • TCGplayer foil: $2.52
  • Cardmarket: €3.08
  • Cardmarket foil: €3.16
  • MTGO tix: 0.02
$5.93$1.71
169 days of daily prices for Cauldron of Essence: $2.13 to $2.48
2026-04-202026-11-13
regular foil · 169 days tracked · $2.13 → $2.48 (+16%) · low $1.71 · high $5.93
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Secrets of Strixhaven #179) in 5 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$1.71today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$2.00today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$2.14today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$2.50today
CardTraderNM · 4 days agoNMregular€2.294 days ago
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$2.54today
Mana MarketNM · foil · 2 days agoNMfoil3.75 AUD2 days ago
CardTraderNM · foil · 4 days agoNMfoil€2.474 days ago
Le Coin Du JeuNM · 3 days agoNMregularCA$3.953 days ago
CardTraderSP · 4 days agoSPregular€3.444 days ago
CardTraderSP · foil · 4 days agoSPfoil€3.814 days ago

Truncated: 12 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 23 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: legal
  • pioneer: legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 42 lists
  • Played in 1 deck

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All printings

Set#RarityUSD
Secrets of Strixhaven#179 · rare179rare$2.48
Secrets of Strixhaven#347 · rare347rare$3.37
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos#179p · rare179prare$2.57