Essence Channeler
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Bat Cleric
Oracle Text:
As long as you've lost life this turn, this creature has flying and vigilance.
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, put its counters on target creature you control.
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (4) →
Expansion: Bloomburrow
Price ( USD): $0.48
USD: $0.48 · EUR: €1.57
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Character Background
Essence Channeler is tailor-made for lifegain-value shells and aggressive midrange decks that want a resilient, incremental threat: as a 2/1 for {1}{W} it trades early, then grows whenever you gain life and can suddenly become an evasive, vigilant attacker if you intentionally take a point or two of damage in a turn. It sings in lists with Soul Warden and Ajani's Pridemate (repeat life triggers) plus anthem effects like Cathars' Crusade, and it pairs beautifully with sacrifice outlets (Viscera Seer/Cartel Aristocrat) so you can move accumulated +1/+1 counters onto a finisher before or after death. Deckbuilding tip: include a few reliable small self‑damage sources—shocklands, fetches, or cards that cost life—so you can enable flying and vigilance on demand. Play-wise, treat it as a value creature that accelerates board development: grow it, force favorable trades, then consolidate counters onto your main threat.
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