---
name: "Cauldron of Souls"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CM2-180"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Brown"
oracle_id: "5811d905-cae5-4f92-a78e-abb43f8864a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cauldron-of-souls-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cauldron of Souls
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{T}: Choose any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures gains persist until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cauldron Haze](/printing/cauldron-haze-eve.md) — Instant
2. [The Cauldron of Eternity](/printing/the-cauldron-of-eternity-peld.md) — Legendary Artifact
3. [Antler Skulkin](/printing/antler-skulkin-eve.md) — Artifact Creature — Scarecrow
4. [Persist](/printing/persist-spg.md) — Sorcery
5. [Cauldron of Essence](/printing/cauldron-of-essence-psos.md) — Artifact
6. [Restless Apparition](/printing/restless-apparition-mm2.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #CM2-180
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Brown
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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