---
name: "Heartwarming Redemption"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "199"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Howard Lyon"
oracle_id: "011af4c1-e8ed-44bf-b7b5-dfdc18524cd0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/heartwarming-redemption-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Heartwarming Redemption
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards plus one. You gain life equal to the number of cards in your hand.

> *Kytheon kannte nur den Krieg. Nun wusste er endlich auch, was Frieden war.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Change of Fortune](/printing/change-of-fortune-vow.md) — Sorcery
2. [Tolarian Winds](/printing/tolarian-winds-7ed.md) — Instant
3. [Thrilling Discovery](/printing/thrilling-discovery-otc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Dangerous Wager](/printing/dangerous-wager-avr.md) — Instant
5. [Cathartic Reunion](/printing/cathartic-reunion-acr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Drastic Revelation](/printing/drastic-revelation-arb.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #199
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Howard Lyon
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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