Essence Drain deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
"The elves are right: Death inevitably leads to life. But the truly powerful don't just experience this cycle. They control it."n—Crovax, ascendant evincar
If the target permanent or player is an illegal target when Essence Drain tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won’t gain 3 life.
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