Inner Essence
| Name | Inner Essence |
|---|---|
| Type | Combat |
| Description | Only usable before range is determined. A vampire can play only one Inner Essence each combat. [vic] Once this combat, this vampire can reduce the cost of a combat card they play by 1 blood. [VIC] As above, and this vampire gains 1 blood. |
| Artist | Steve Prescott |
| Set | Print on Demand #100986 |
| Wallpaper |  Download wallpaper |
| Image |  Download image |
| Artists | Steve Prescott |
| Krcg Id | 100986 |
| Disciplines | vic |
| Legal Since | 2000-10-31 |
| Source Hash | c68cb00337a2d2997d4ac78aeca6dbdd8f66e555 |
| Printed Name | Inner Essence |
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About Inner Essence
Inner Essence, Combat, designed by Steve Prescott first released in October 2000 in the set Sabbat War and was printed exactly in 4 different ways.
Inner Essence is best suited to **Vicissitude-heavy combat decks, particularly Tzimisce rush or intercept/toolbox decks**, that regularly play blood-costing combat cards such as **Horrid Form** or **Breath of the Dragon**. At basic Vicissitude it merely saves 1 blood, making it a fairly modest use of a card slot; at superior it can effectively improve your blood economy by 2—one blood gained and one saved—provided you actually play a card with a blood cost and have room to gain the blood. It is especially attractive in aggravated-damage strategies, where **Taste of Vitae** is less useful because aggravated damage generally sends vampires to torpor rather than making them burn blood. **Taste of Vitae is usually the better blood-recovery option in combat decks that inflict substantial non-aggravated damage**, potentially recovering several blood with one card, but it depends on the opposing vampire losing blood to damage; Inner Essence provides more predictable support. Neither card help
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Frequently asked questions about Inner Essence
What type of card is Inner Essence?
Inner Essence is a Combat card in Vampire: The Eternal Struggle vtes.
What is the effect of Inner Essence?
Only usable before range is determined. A vampire can play only one Inner Essence each combat. [vic] Once this combat, this vampire can reduce the cost of a combat card they play by 1 blood. [VIC] As above, and this vampire gains 1 blood.
What is the original set of Inner Essence?
Inner Essence was first released in the set Sabbat War, illustrated by Steve Prescott.
What is the legality of Inner Essence?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Inner Essence can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
What cards are similar to Inner Essence?
Cards similar to Inner Essence include Focus the Blood. See the full list in the Similar cards section above.