---
name: "Balm of Restoration"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "FEM"
set_name: "Fallen Empires"
collector_number: "82"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Margaret Organ-Kean"
oracle_id: "45a40b4c-1d37-4d87-adf1-abf0ea4c86b4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balm-of-restoration-fem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Balm of Restoration
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Choose one —
• You gain 2 life.
• Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

> *"Not all armies enjoyed the services of a medic. For them, Balm of Restoration was that much more valuable."
—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. I**

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Healing Salve](/printing/healing-salve-mir.md) — Instant
2. [Recuperate](/printing/recuperate-scg.md) — Instant
3. [Healing Leaves](/printing/healing-leaves-plc.md) — Instant
4. [Potion of Healing](/printing/potion-of-healing-afr.md) — Artifact
5. [Save Life](/printing/save-life-unh.md) — Instant
6. [Alabaster Potion](/printing/alabaster-potion-leg.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallen Empires (FEM) #82
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Margaret Organ-Kean

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