Essence Symbiote
Card Information
Type: Creature — Beast
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 149
Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and you gain 2 life.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- April 17, 2020
If Essence Symbiote mutates, its ability triggers.
Source: wotc - April 17, 2020
You gain 2 life when Essence Symbiote’s ability resolves, even if you can’t put a +1/+1 counter on the mutated creature (most likely because it’s left the battlefield).
Source: wotc
Price History
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