---
name: "Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact // Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Transform"]
set: "INR"
set_name: "Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "257"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "28df85d6-e13a-4178-a361-7015afd316ca"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chalice-of-life-chalice-of-death-inr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact // Artifact
- **Keywords:** Transform

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hierophant's Chalice](/printing/hierophants-chalice-xln.md) — Artifact
2. [Mysterious Tome // Chilling Chronicle](/printing/mysterious-tome-chilling-chronicle-mid.md) — Artifact — Book // Artifact — Book
3. [Mystic Skull // Mystic Monstrosity](/printing/mystic-skull-mystic-monstrosity-mid.md) — Artifact // Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring](/printing/primal-amulet-primal-wellspring-xln.md) — Artifact // Land
5. [Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun](/printing/azors-gateway-sanctum-of-the-sun-rix.md) — Legendary Artifact // Legendary Land
6. [Urza's Chalice](/printing/urzas-chalice-me4.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad Remastered (INR) #257
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2011-01-22)* Your starting life total is the life total you began the game with. For most two-player formats, this is 20. For Two-Headed Giant, it's the life total your team started with, usually 30. In Commander games, the starting life total is 40.
- *(2011-01-22)* You check your life total to see if Chalice of Life transforms only when its ability resolves.