---
name: "Blessed Breath"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant — Arcane"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Splice"]
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tsutomu Kawade"
oracle_id: "e83e1f99-1f9b-49fc-bdc7-5f6335e401e4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blessed-breath-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blessed Breath
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant — Arcane
- **Keywords:** Splice

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Splice onto Arcane {W} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Akroma's Blessing](/printing/akromas-blessing-vma.md) — Instant
2. [Stave Off](/printing/stave-off-m12.md) — Instant
3. [Mother of Runes](/printing/mother-of-runes-ulg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Apostle's Blessing](/printing/apostles-blessing-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Benevolent Blessing](/printing/benevolent-blessing-cmr.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Midvast Protector](/printing/midvast-protector-avr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #1
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tsutomu Kawade
- **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`