---
name: "Purging Stormbrood // Absorb Essence"
mana_cost: "{4}{B} // {1}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Dragon // Instant — Omen"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Ward"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "315"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "WolfSkullJack"
oracle_id: "5e8086d5-ea48-4555-b65a-a33d08ba4afd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/purging-stormbrood-absorb-essence-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Purging Stormbrood // Absorb Essence
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B} // {1}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon // Instant — Omen
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Ward

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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5. [Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech](/printing/runescale-stormbrood-chilling-screech-tdm.md) — Creature — Dragon // Instant — Omen
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #315
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** WolfSkullJack
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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