Essence Symbiote
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and you gain 2 life.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2020-04-17
If Essence Symbiote mutates, its ability triggers.
- 2020-04-17
You gain 2 life when Essence Symbiote’s ability resolves, even if you can’t put a +1/+1 counter on the mutated creature (most likely because it’s left the battlefield).
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Essence Symbiote, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nethroi, Apex of Death | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Abzan 1 deck
Essence Symbiote price history
The Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths #149 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.36 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.36 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.36 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.16 | $0.36 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.36 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.17 | $0.36 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.36 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.19 | $0.36 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.20 | $0.35 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $0.19 | $0.35 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $0.16 | $0.36 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $0.18 | $0.36 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $0.19 | $0.36 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.20 | $0.36 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.19 | $0.36 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Essence Symbiote
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $0.17
- Foil
- $0.36
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Essence Symbiote. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
