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Syphon Essence
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Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with " 1 generic mana , tap , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
The third step in creating a skaab requires draining the body of blood and replacing it with *viscus vitae*, a mixture of angel's blood and lamp oil.
Rulings (4)
Some triggered abilities trigger "whenever you sacrifice a Blood token." These abilities trigger regardless of why you sacrificed that Blood token.
Jan 24, 2025
You can't sacrifice a Blood token to pay multiple costs.
Jan 24, 2025
Some spells that instruct you to create a Blood token require targets. You can't cast these spells without choosing all required targets, and if all of those targets become illegal targets, the spell won't resolve and you won't create any Blood tokens. If some but not all of those targets become illegal, you'll do as much as possible, including creating Blood tokens.
Jan 24, 2025
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Commander
Competitive
Digital
Printings (2)
VOW#84$0.25
Innistrad: Crimson Vow
DBL#351$0.40
Innistrad: Double Feature
