---
name: "Essence Harvest"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "ae9a398e-f3a7-4878-a14d-0f6c2dac3d83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/essence-harvest-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Essence Harvest
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

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

> *Il Capitano Lewenheart scoprì le prove di un culto demoniaco diffuso nel clero. Gli Skirsdag non gli diedero mai l'opportunità di rivelare ciò che aveva scoperto.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Feast](/printing/soul-feast-9ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Essence Pulse](/printing/essence-pulse-c21.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sovereign's Bite](/printing/sovereigns-bite-m19.md) — Sorcery
4. [Essence Drain](/printing/essence-drain-m13.md) — Sorcery
5. [Exsanguinate](/printing/exsanguinate-som.md) — Sorcery
6. [Essence Extraction](/printing/essence-extraction-klr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #100
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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