---
name: "Forethought Amulet"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "LEG"
set_name: "Legends"
collector_number: "277"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "0edf0988-9ed8-4fe6-aa47-4921870f05a8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/forethought-amulet-leg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Forethought Amulet
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {3}.
If an instant or sorcery source would deal 3 or more damage to you, it deals 2 damage to you instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Circle of Protection: Artifacts](/printing/circle-of-protection-artifacts-atq.md) — Enchantment
2. [Dark Sphere](/printing/dark-sphere-drk.md) — Artifact
3. [Pentagram of the Ages](/printing/pentagram-of-the-ages-me4.md) — Artifact
4. [Auriok Replica](/printing/auriok-replica-som.md) — Artifact Creature — Cleric
5. [Shield of the Ages](/printing/shield-of-the-ages-ice.md) — Artifact
6. [Conservator](/printing/conservator-sum.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legends (LEG) #277
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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