Essence Warden
Commander 2014 194 • common
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Collector number
- 194
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $8.31
What it does
Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.
"The more our numbers grow, the more I gain hope that Volrath and his cursed stronghold will one day fall."— Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Essence Warden was originally introduced in the Planar Chaos set in 2007, serving as a functional color-shifted version of the classic Soul Warden. It was created to provide green decks with a steady source of life gain, reinforcing the color's thematic connection to nature and communal survival. The creature's ability to trigger whenever any creature enters the battlefield made it a staple in various green-white token strategies, where small, incremental advantages often dictate the flow of the game.
The Commander 2014 printing, which carries the collector number 194, features the original illustration by Christopher Rush. Rush, a legendary figure in the history of Magic: The Gathering, utilized a distinctive, painterly style that became iconic during the game's early years. This particular version maintains the familiar, ethereal aesthetic of the Warden, capturing the creature's role as a guardian of the forest, and was included in the preconstructed commander decks to ensure players had access to efficient, low-cost utility cards.
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