Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Essence Anchor
Tarkir: Dragonstorm · #44 · uncommon · 2025
Artifact
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Market reference
$0.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 44 / 427
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- David Astruga
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2025-04-11
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{U}
Type: Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) {T}: Create a 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature token. Activate only during your turn and only if a card left your graveyard this turn.
Keywords: Surveil
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) | $0.23 |
| USD (foil) | $0.33 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.05 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.20 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Essence Anchor is real?
Essence Anchor 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 Anchor worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Essence Anchor is $0.23; 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 Anchor from?
Essence Anchor is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Tarkir: Dragonstorm" in the expansion series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Essence Anchor?
Essence Anchor is a uncommon card in the Tarkir: Dragonstorm set.
