Essence Warden
Essence Warden: Creature - Elf Shaman, Commander Anthology. Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Elf Shaman
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Commander Anthology (CMA)
- Released
- 2017-06-09
- Collector number
- 106
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
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About Essence Warden
Essence Warden is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green creature from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 106 in that set, with art by Terese Nielsen. It costs {G} (one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Planar Chaos (2007) to Tales of Middle-earth Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $10.68 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
"The more our numbers grow, the more I gain hope that Volrath and his cursed stronghold will one day fall." -Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $10.68 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Essence Warden by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Essence Warden
Essence Warden has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #242 | Common | 2023 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #95481 | Rare | 2022 |
| The List (PLST) #CMA-106 | Common | 2019 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) #194 | Common | 2014 |
| Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas (DDH) #3 | Common | 2011 |
| Planar Chaos (PLC) #145 | Common | 2007 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Essence Warden.
- If this creature enters at the same time as one or more other creatures, its ability will trigger for each of those other creatures.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.