---
name: "Soothing Balm"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "48"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "1f493e26-a556-4ca0-bb44-5408800ccf82"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soothing-balm-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Soothing Balm
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target player gains 5 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Healing Hands](/printing/healing-hands-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Chaplain's Blessing](/printing/chaplains-blessing-soi.md) — Sorcery
3. [Whitesun's Passage](/printing/whitesuns-passage-som.md) — Instant
4. [Tonic Peddler](/printing/tonic-peddler-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
5. [Sacred Nectar](/printing/sacred-nectar-9ed.md) — Sorcery
6. [Soul's Grace](/printing/souls-grace-ala.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #48
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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