---
name: "Karmic Guide"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Angel Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Echo", "Flying", "Protection"]
set: "C13"
set_name: "Commander 2013"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Allen Williams"
oracle_id: "8c31fec9-e4b3-4761-990e-7be38eb05604"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/karmic-guide-c13"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Karmic Guide
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Angel Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Echo, Flying, Protection

## Oracle Text
Flying, protection from black
Echo {3}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Angel of Flight Alabaster](/printing/angel-of-flight-alabaster-sis.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Sigardian Savior](/printing/sigardian-savior-mid.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Herald of Serra](/printing/herald-of-serra-usg.md) — Creature — Angel
4. [Emancipation Angel](/printing/emancipation-angel-uma.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Crypt Angel](/printing/crypt-angel-wc01.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Reya Dawnbringer](/printing/reya-dawnbringer-dvd.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2013 (C13) #14
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Allen Williams
- **Total Printings:** 59 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`