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Cauldron of Essence

Legal

Type line

Artifact

Oracle text

Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. , , Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

Rulings

Because targets are chosen before costs are paid, the target of Cauldron of Essence's last ability can't be the creature sacrificed to pay its cost.2026-03-20
If one or more creatures you control die at the same time that Cauldron of Essence leaves the battlefield, its first ability triggers once for each of those creatures.2026-03-20

Market price

$2.76

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Commanders that play this card

Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest

1 deck

Use over time

1 public deck with Cauldron of Essence saved in the last 12 weeks, by the week each was last saved. Approximate: a deck counts in the week it was saved, not every week it held the card.

Jul 27This week

Often played with

Across the 1 public deck that plays Cauldron of Essence. That's a thin sample — treat these as observations, not staples.

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