---
name: "Wall of Essence"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Wall"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Adam Rex"
oracle_id: "1374ac18-01bd-452f-af72-a5f96285ed69"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wall-of-essence-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wall of Essence
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt combat damage, you gain that much life.

> *« Si tu ne parviens pas à transformer le point fort d'un ennemi en faiblesse, fais-en ta force. » —Gresha, sage guerrière*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Hope](/printing/wall-of-hope-lgn.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Souls](/printing/wall-of-souls-tpr.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Wall of Blood](/printing/wall-of-blood-mrd.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of Faith](/printing/wall-of-faith-m10.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Warded Battlements](/printing/warded-battlements-m21.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Glare](/printing/wall-of-glare-plst.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #41
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Adam Rex
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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