---
name: "Cauldron of Essence"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "PSOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Promos"
collector_number: "179p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Craig J Spearing"
oracle_id: "a2f8cde8-bf7b-4234-89f0-a95f9dc937e3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cauldron-of-essence-psos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cauldron of Essence
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
{1}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *In the gloomy depths of Widdershins Hall sits an iron belly—always hungry, but generous to those who feed it.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Cauldron of Eternity](/printing/the-cauldron-of-eternity-peld.md) — Legendary Artifact
2. [Moldervine Reclamation](/printing/moldervine-reclamation-onc.md) — Enchantment
3. [Witch's Cauldron](/printing/witchs-cauldron-j22.md) — Artifact
4. [Bubbling Cauldron](/printing/bubbling-cauldron-jmp.md) — Artifact
5. [Cauldron Familiar](/printing/cauldron-familiar-jmp.md) — Creature — Cat
6. [Shattered Crypt](/printing/shattered-crypt-wth.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #179p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Craig J Spearing
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`