---
name: "Essence of the Wild"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Avatar"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "ISD"
set_name: "Innistrad"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "9d105f83-583d-438b-8f26-b39e818ed295"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/essence-of-the-wild-isd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Essence of the Wild
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6

## Oracle Text
Creatures you control enter as a copy of this creature.

> *Si te alejas por el bosque te atrapará para siempre.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scion of the Wild](/printing/scion-of-the-wild-10e.md) — Creature — Avatar
2. [Avatar of Growth](/printing/avatar-of-growth-pz2.md) — Creature — Elemental Avatar
3. [Wild Pair](/printing/wild-pair-plc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Soul of Zendikar](/printing/soul-of-zendikar-c19.md) — Creature — Avatar
5. [Primeval Protector](/printing/primeval-protector-pz2.md) — Creature — Avatar
6. [Bramble Sovereign](/printing/bramble-sovereign-clb.md) — Creature — Dryad

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad (ISD) #178
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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