Syphon Essence 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "
, 
, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Printing details
- Set
- DBL · 351
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Sean Murray
- Released
- 2022-01-28
- Prices
- €0.10 · $0.23
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €0.10 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.10 30-day avg €0.07 | low €0.12 trend €0.25 30-day avg €0.25 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.11 | NM from €0.24 with Zero from €0.24 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.24 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.
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Some spells that instruct you to create a Blood token require targets. You can't cast these spells without choosing all required targets, and if all of those targets become illegal targets, the spell won't resolve and you won't create any Blood tokens. If some but not all of those targets become illegal, you'll do as much as possible, including creating Blood tokens.
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You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.
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Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.