Essence Harvest

Sorcery

Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Captain Lewenheart uncovered evidence of a demon cult among the clergy. The Skirsdag never gave him a chance to prove his case.

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

Salt Score 0.26

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Not legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Not legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Not legal

Timeless Not legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Not legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Not legal

2012-05-01
Essence Harvest targets only the player. It doesn’t target any creatures. If that player is an illegal target when Essence Harvest tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No life will be lost or gained.
2012-05-01
The value of X is determined when Essence Harvest resolves. If you control no creatures that time, no life will be lost or gained.