---
name: "Essence Symbiote"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Beast"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "149"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jason Felix"
oracle_id: "9875cb1b-d67e-4ac4-8c16-164f28d4e4d4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/essence-symbiote-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Essence Symbiote
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Beast
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and you gain 2 life.

> *La aparición del Ozolito dio lugar a una nueva era de mutaciones salvajes en Ikoria. Algunas criaturas cazaron presas distintas, vivieron en hábitats nuevos y prosperaron con la mutación.*

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #149
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jason Felix
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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