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Essenceknit Scholar
Creature — Dryad Warlock
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, you gain 1 life."
At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, draw a card.
"Life and death is a complex pattern that needs careful stitching."
3 / 1
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS #187)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Artist
- Ioannis Fiore
- EDHREC rank
- #10,009
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 1
Nim Deathmantle+Ashnod's Altar+Essenceknit Scholar
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
16 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Format legality
Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Alchemy
Legal
Penny
Not legal
Premodern
Not legal
PreDH
Not legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Rulings
- 2026-03-20
Essenceknit Scholar's last ability will check as your end step starts to see if a creature died under your control this turn. If none did, the ability won't trigger at all. It's not possible to cause a creature to die during your end step in time to have the ability trigger.