wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #18
Sustaining Spirit
all·#18·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Rebecca Guay
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wishlisted
Jun 1996
30 yr ago
Value
$2.51$0 (-5.6%)
30 days high $1.60 · low $1.49
Volatility · high
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NM$1.51
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #24,081 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Angel Spirit
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
0/3
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 7
wotc
If an effect asks you to pay life, you can’t pay more life than you have.
wotc
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.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Rebecca Guay
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