Cauldron of Essence

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Cauldron of Essence: Artifact, Secrets of Strixhaven. Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}{G}
Mana value
3
Type
Artifact
Colour identity
Black and green (BG)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
179
Artist
Craig J Spearing
Commander rank
2,693 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Cauldron of Essence

Cauldron of Essence is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and green artifact from Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS), an expansion set released in April 2026. It is collector number 179 in that set, with art by Craig J Spearing. It costs {1}{B}{G} (one generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.01 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

{1}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

In the gloomy depths of Widdershins Hall sits an iron belly-always hungry, but generous to those who feed it.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.01 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Cauldron of Essence by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Cauldron of Essence

Cauldron of Essence has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secrets of Strixhaven Promos (PSOS) #179pRare2026
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #347Rare2026

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Cauldron of Essence, newest first.

  • 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.
  • 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.

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