---
name: "Abuna's Chant"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Entwine"]
set: "5DN"
set_name: "Fifth Dawn"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Matson"
oracle_id: "2d4721f1-1a49-45aa-99d5-ab8c6f3f3ab6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/abunas-chant-5dn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Abuna's Chant
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Entwine

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• You gain 5 life.
• Prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Entwine {2} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Save Life](/printing/save-life-unh.md) — Instant
2. [Stir the Pride](/printing/stir-the-pride-mma.md) — Instant
3. [Alabaster Potion](/printing/alabaster-potion-leg.md) — Instant
4. [Recuperate](/printing/recuperate-scg.md) — Instant
5. [Roar of the Kha](/printing/roar-of-the-kha-mrd.md) — Instant
6. [Healing Salve](/printing/healing-salve-mir.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Dawn (5DN) #1
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Matson
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`