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Essence Symbiote | MTG Deck Rec

Essence Symbiote

Essence Symbiote

Creature — Beast

Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and you gain 2 life.

Legal in Commander
About $0.18

What it does

gives pp counters
repeatable lifegain
repeatable pp counters

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Art from Essence Symbiote by Jason Felix

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Prices are Scryfall estimates from Oct 19, 2026.

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Cromat

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