Syphon Essence

Name
Syphon Essence

Mana Cost

Type
Instant

Set
Innistrad: Crimson Vow

Rarity
Common

Text

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")


Flavor Text

The third step in creating a skaab requires draining the body of blood and replacing it with *viscus vitae*, a mixture of angel's blood and lamp oil.


Number
#84

Other Prints
Innistrad: Double Feature

Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(24/01/2025)
If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.


(24/01/2025)
You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.


(24/01/2025)
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.


(24/01/2025)
Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.


Artist
Sean Murray

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