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Magic · Magic 2013 (M13) · #93 · Common

Essence Drain

Magic card price for Essence Drain: $0.25 market, from $0.10 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$0.25
0.0% this week · 0.0% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day0.0%
7 days0.0%
30 days0.0%
90 days−50.0%
1 year—
All time+92.3%

Sellers right now

$0.10lowest listing$6.99highest
Market price$0.25
Mid listing$0.40
Direct$0.14
30-day avg$0.25

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$0.25
Cardmarket$0.20 €0.18

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$0.0752-week low$0.5052-week high
In the range42%
All-time low$0.07
All-time high$0.50
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market price
$0.14$0.18$0.22$0.26
$0.25
Nov 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer market price · via tcgcsvtcgrate.com

Price story

We have tracked Essence Drain (Foil) since February 2024, when it sold for $0.13. Today the market price is $0.25, up 92.3%. Its all-time high in our data is $0.50, still 100% above the current price. The cheapest listing right now is $0.10, and the 30-day average market price is $0.25.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$0.25$0.10$6.990.0%
Normal$0.10$0.01$20.000.0%

The card in play

Type line
Sorcery
Rules text

Essence Drain deals 3 damage to target creature or player and you gain 3 life.

Flavor

"Life's essence is a nectar unlike any I tasted when I lived as a mortal."

—Zul Ashur, lich lord

Other printings of Essence Drain

3 more · $0.25 – $0.49
All printings
Essence Drain (43), Darksteel — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Essence Drain Darksteel · #43 $0.49 Essence Drain (141), 10th Edition — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Essence Drain 10th Edition · #141 $0.40 Essence Drain (24), Duels of the Planeswalkers — Magic card price — 7d Essence Drain Duels of the Planeswalkers · #24 —

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