Dina, Essence Brewer

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Dina, Essence Brewer: Legendary Creature - Dryad Druid, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}{G}
Mana value
3
Type
Legendary Creature - Dryad Druid
Colour identity
Black and green (BG)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
1
Artist
Pauline Voss
Commander rank
6,514 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Dina, Essence Brewer

Dina, Essence Brewer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black and green legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 1 in that set, with art by Pauline Voss. It costs {1}{B}{G} (one generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.05 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).

Card text

Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice another creature: You gain X life and put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.05 (as of 2026-11-01).

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

Format legality

Legality of Dina, Essence Brewer by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Dina, Essence Brewer.

  • Use the power of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.

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