wotc
Paying for echo is always optional. When the echo triggered ability resolves, if you can't pay the echo cost or choose not to, you sacrifice that permanent.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #1911
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sld·#1911·rare·borderless
Illus. Tsubonari
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Feb '25
1 yr ago
Value
$16.56+$0 (+0.7%)
30 days high $16 · low $15
Volatility · stable
EUR€13.40USD$15.56
NM$15.6
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #930 · Common include
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Gameplay
Creature — Angel Spirit
Flying, protection from black
Echo {3}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Don't call it necromancy. Call it a revival of vintage creatures.
2/2
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Your permanent's echo ability will trigger at the beginning of your upkeep if it entered the battlefield since the beginning of your last upkeep, or if you gained control of it since the beginning of your last upkeep.
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