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Essence Pulse | MTG Deck Rec

Essence Pulse

Essence Pulse

Sorcery

You gain 2 life. Each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

Legal in Commander
About $0.33

What it does

lifegain
removal-toughness
sweeper

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Art from Essence Pulse by Kieran Yanner

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