---
name: "Syphon Essence"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "84"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Sean Murray"
oracle_id: "e6e7b5ba-ea10-4f53-8afc-045aa1906c6b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/syphon-essence-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Syphon Essence
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

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## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Geist Snatch](/printing/geist-snatch-avr.md) — Instant
2. [Summoner's Bane](/printing/summoners-bane-ddm.md) — Instant
3. [Bone to Ash](/printing/bone-to-ash-m19.md) — Instant
4. [Essence Capture](/printing/essence-capture-rna.md) — Instant
5. [Deny Entry](/printing/deny-entry-tle.md) — Instant
6. [Exclude](/printing/exclude-cmm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #84
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Sean Murray
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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