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Sustaining Spirit
CREATURE — ANGEL SPIRIT Rare
Alliances RESERVED LIST EDHREC #24,781
$1.24
-3.1%
7 days
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Sustaining Spirit Price Summary
Sustaining Spirit's current headline price is $1.24.
Sustaining Spirit Printings & Prices
1 printings
Sustaining Spirit has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil finishes.
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| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | ALL #18 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Sustaining Spirit Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Cumulative upkeep {1}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
""Faith is our greatest protector."
—Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest"
Sustaining Spirit is legal in Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Not legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Sustaining Spirit Rulings
5 most recent
- Oct 1, 2008 If an effect asks you to pay life, you can’t pay more life than you have.
- Oct 1, 2008 Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if a permanent with “cumulative upkeep {1}” has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.
- Oct 1, 2008 Sustaining Spirit won’t prevent you from losing the game if your life total is 0 or less or some other effect causes you to lose the game.
- Oct 1, 2008 The ability doesn’t change how much damage is dealt; it just changes how much life that damage makes you lose. An effect such as Spirit Link will see the full amount of damage being dealt.
- Oct 1, 2008 The second ability applies only if your life total is being reduced by damage. Other effects or costs (such as “lose 1 life” or “pay 1 life”) can reduce your life total below 1 as normal.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
1 printings
Sustaining Spirit has been reprinted 1 time.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL #18 | 1996-06-10 | Rare | Standard |
Sustaining Spirit in Commander
Sustaining Spirit is the #24,781 most-played card on EDHREC, down 224 places over the last 30 days.
Sustaining Spirit FAQ
How much is Sustaining Spirit worth?
Sustaining Spirit is worth about $1.24 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Sustaining Spirit legal in Commander?
Yes — Sustaining Spirit is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy.
Has Sustaining Spirit been reprinted?
Yes — Sustaining Spirit has been reprinted 1 time, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Sustaining Spirit cheap?
Sustaining Spirit trades at about $1.24 — 1 reprint keeps supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#24,781 on EDHREC).