Syphon Essence

Mana Value

3

Rarity

common

Syphon Essence

Instant

{2}{U}
Color Identity: U

Card 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.")

Set

Innistrad: Crimson Vow

(VOW)

EDHREC Rank

#20,396

If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.

Wotc — January 24, 2025

You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.

Wotc — January 24, 2025

Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.

Wotc — January 24, 2025

Some spells that instruct you to create a Blood token require targets. You can't cast these spells without choosing all required targets, and if all of those targets become illegal targets, the spell won't resolve and you won't create any Blood tokens. If some but not all of those targets become illegal, you'll do as much as possible, including creating Blood tokens.

Wotc — January 24, 2025

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