---
name: "Pure Intentions"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant — Arcane"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Randy Gallegos"
oracle_id: "77ef82e6-16e3-44fa-9542-252060fa6c96"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pure-intentions-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pure Intentions
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant — Arcane

## Oracle Text
Whenever a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard cards this turn, return those cards from your graveyard to your hand.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, return this card from your graveyard to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spiritual Focus](/printing/spiritual-focus-mmq.md) — Enchantment
2. [Warped Devotion](/printing/warped-devotion-pls.md) — Enchantment
3. [Recoil](/printing/recoil-dmr.md) — Instant
4. [Recalibrate](/printing/recalibrate-mh2.md) — Instant
5. [Reprieve](/printing/reprieve-ltr.md) — Instant
6. [Nephalia Academy](/printing/nephalia-academy-emn.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #25
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Randy Gallegos
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`