| Set: |
Innistrad: Crimson Vow |
| Type: |
Instant |
| Rarity: |
Common |
| Cost: |
{2}{U} |
Counter target creature or planeswalker spell. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
The third step in creating a skaab requires draining the body of blood and replacing it with *viscus vitae*, a mixture of angel's blood and lamp oil.
![Syphon Essence [Innistrad: Crimson Vow]](http://five6gaming.com/cdn/shop/files/6bfec430-2f92-559f-ac4c-1bff64bab270_1024x1024.jpg?v=1775626026)
