Commander 2021 — Rare
Sorcery
Essence Pulse rulings:
2021-04-16: This ability counts the total amount of life gained without considering any life you lost during that turn. For example, if you lost 3 life and gained 3 life earlier in the turn, you will gain 2 more life from Essence Pulse and each creature will get -5/-5.
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Instant
You gain 1 life. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Creature — Human Warlock // Instant — Adventure (3/2)
Lifelink
When Gumdrop Poisoner enters, up to one target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Tempt with Treats
Create a Food token. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
Instant
You gain 2 life. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Creature — Beast (3/3)
Whenever Blossoming Bogbeast attacks, you gain 2 life. Then creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
Creature — Treefolk Druid (4/6)
Reach
Creature spells you cast cost less to cast, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
: You gain 2 life.
Legendary Creature — Vampire Angel (4/4)
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, Rodolf Duskbringer gains indestructible until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, you may pay . When you do, return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
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