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Syphon Essence
Instant
common
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
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A spell that replaces itself by drawing a card as part of its resolution.
Puts additional cards into your hand. Includes direct draw, 'look/reveal and put into hand' effects, and conditional draw triggers.
Punishes or prevents opponents from drawing extra cards.
Draw-then-discard or discard-then-draw effects that improve hand quality without net card advantage.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
Tax or prevent spellcasting — Rule of Law, Thalia, Sphere of Resistance.
Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.
Prevents token creation or punishes tokens on the battlefield.
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Printings (2)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innistrad: Double Feature#351 | common | · | · | · |
| Innistrad: Crimson Vow#84 | common | · | · | · |
Rulings
If an effect refers to a Blood token, it means any artifact token with the subtype Blood, even if it has gained other subtypes.
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.
You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.
Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.