Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Essence Symbiote
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths · #149 · common · 2020
Creature — Beast
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Market reference
$0.19
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 149 / 390
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Jason Felix
- Colors
- G
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2020-04-24
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{G}
Type: Creature — Beast
Whenever a creature you control mutates, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and you gain 2 life.
"The Ozolith's appearance spawned a new era of wild mutation on Ikoria. Some creatures hunted different prey, lived in new habitats, and thrived on mutation itself."
P/T: 2/2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.19 |
| USD (foil) | $0.29 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.08 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.29 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Essence Symbiote is real?
Essence Symbiote is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Essence Symbiote worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Essence Symbiote is $0.19; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Essence Symbiote from?
Essence Symbiote is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths" in the expansion series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Essence Symbiote?
Essence Symbiote is a common card in the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set.
