---
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: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "281"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Johannes Voss"
oracle_id: "8c31fec9-e4b3-4761-990e-7be38eb05604"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/karmic-guide-sld"
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.

> *Just one moment more*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #281
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Johannes Voss
- **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`