---
name: "Lifeline"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "299"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "D. Alexander Gregory"
oracle_id: "f475b636-eb7f-4dd7-bc87-a1af07064ffe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lifeline-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature dies, if another creature is on the battlefield, return the first card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Graceful Reprieve](/printing/graceful-reprieve-mor.md) — Instant
2. [Reincarnation](/printing/reincarnation-c13.md) — Instant
3. [Workshop Assistant](/printing/workshop-assistant-kld.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Return to Action](/printing/return-to-action-neo.md) — Instant
5. [Soul Net](/printing/soul-net-leb.md) — Artifact
6. [Feign Death](/printing/feign-death-afr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #299
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** D. Alexander Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`