Essence Drain
Magic 2013 · #93 · common · EN
Mana cost: {4}{B}
Type: Sorcery
Commonly played as: Removal, Lifegain, Drain, Burn
Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Artist: Jim Nelson
Released: 2012-07-13
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil
Market price
- TCGplayer: $0.05
- TCGplayer foil: $0.25
- Cardmarket: €0.04
- Cardmarket foil: €0.18
- MTGO tix: 0.04
$0.25$0.03
2026-01-252026-11-12
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.
Other languages
The same printing (Magic 2013 #93) in 10 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.
Finish
Condition
Currency
| Store | Condition | Finish | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | NM | regular | €0.04 | today |
| McNabb Games | NM | regular | $0.10 | yesterday |
| McNabb Games | SP | regular | $0.10 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | MP | regular | €0.11 | today |
| CardTrader | NM | regular | €0.11 | today |
| CardTrader | SP | regular | €0.11 | today |
| Fetch & Shock Games | SP | regular | CA$0.19 | 3 days ago |
| ManaPool | MP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | MP | foil | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | foil | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | HP | foil | $0.17 | today |
| Cardmarket | NM | foil | €0.18 | today |
| CardTrader | SP | foil | €0.18 | today |
| CardTrader | HP | regular | €0.19 | today |
| ManaPool | NM | foil | $0.24 | today |
| The Southern Geeks | MP | regular | $0.25 | 3 days ago |
| ManaPool | DM | regular | $0.25 | today |
| The Comic Hunter | NM | foil | CA$0.36 | yesterday |
| MTG Mexico | HP | regular | 4.79 MXN | 3 days ago |
| GameKeeper | SP | foil | CA$0.37 | yesterday |
| Magic Stronghold | MP | foil | CA$0.40 | yesterday |
| CardTrader | MP | foil | €0.33 | today |
| CardTrader | HP | foil | €0.39 | today |
| ManaPool | HP | regular | $0.55 | today |
| ManaPool | NM | regular | $0.15 | today |
| ManaPool | SP | regular | $0.15 | today |
| First Player | SP | regular | CA$0.23 | 2 days ago |
| Magic Stronghold | NM | regular | CA$0.25 | yesterday |
| The Comic Hunter | NM | regular | CA$0.25 | yesterday |
| House Of Cards | NM | regular | CA$0.30 | 7 days ago |
| The Mystic Store | SP | regular | CA$0.34 | 12 days ago |
| Le Coin Du Jeu | NM | regular | CA$0.35 | 9 days ago |
| Taverne du Collectionneur | NM | regular | CA$0.35 | 3 days ago |
| Top Tier Board Games | SP | regular | $0.25 | 3 days ago |
| Gamezilla | SP | regular | CA$0.36 | today |
| Face To Face Games | SP | regular | CA$0.39 | today |
| Face To Face Games | SP | foil | CA$0.39 | today |
| Card Kingdom | SP | regular | $0.28 | 3 days ago |
| Gamezilla | NM | regular | CA$0.40 | today |
| Hydra Collect | NM | regular | 5.26 MXN | yesterday |
| Hydra Collect | NM | foil | 5.26 MXN | yesterday |
| MTG Mexico | MP | regular | 5.39 MXN | 3 days ago |
| MTG Mexico | SP | regular | 5.81 MXN | 3 days ago |
| The Games Cube | NM | regular | 0.46 AUD | 4 days ago |
| TopDeck Hero | SP | regular | CA$0.45 | 4 days ago |
| 401 Games | SP | foil | CA$0.45 | today |
| MTG Mexico | NM | regular | 5.99 MXN | 3 days ago |
| CardTrader | NM | foil | €0.29 | today |
| Magic Stronghold | SP | foil | CA$0.48 | yesterday |
| GameKeeper | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | yesterday |
| Le Valet De Coeur | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | yesterday |
| Le Valet De Coeur | NM | foil | CA$0.49 | yesterday |
| Face To Face Games | NM | regular | CA$0.49 | today |
| Face To Face Games | NM | foil | CA$0.49 | today |
| Atlas Collectables | NM | foil | CA$0.49 | today |
| Card Kingdom | NM | regular | $0.35 | 3 days ago |
| Magic Stronghold | NM | foil | CA$0.50 | yesterday |
| 401 Games | NM | foil | CA$0.50 | today |
| Bazaar of Magic | NM | foil | €0.45 | yesterday |
| The Games Cube | NM | foil | 0.78 AUD | 4 days ago |
| Axion Now | SP | regular | £0.47 | today |
| Recycled Entertainment | SP | regular | $0.71 | today |
| Recycled Entertainment | SP | foil | $0.71 | today |
No offer matches these choices.
Truncated: 39 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 63 in total.
Format legality
- standard: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- modern: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- commander: legal
- pauper: legal
- brawl: not legal
In Gestic collections
- Held in 44 lists
- Played in 3 decks
- 95 copies tracked
Decks that play this card
- Unnatural Schemes {B}{U}
- Wild Rush {B}{G}
All printings of Essence Drain
USD · low $0.05 · high $0.13
| Set | # | Rarity | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic 2013 | 93 | common | $0.05 |
| Duels of the Planeswalkers | 24 | common | $0.13 |
| Tenth Edition | 141 | common | $0.08 |
| Darksteel | 43 | common | $0.09 |