---
name: "Sustaining Spirit"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Angel Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "18"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Rebecca Guay"
oracle_id: "683c81ae-38cd-4db1-b7e7-a09d34b6431e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sustaining-spirit-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sustaining Spirit
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Angel Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/3
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {1}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Inner Sanctum](/printing/inner-sanctum-wth.md) — Enchantment
2. [Revered Unicorn](/printing/revered-unicorn-wth.md) — Creature — Unicorn
3. [Kjeldoran Javelineer](/printing/kjeldoran-javelineer-csp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Mwonvuli Ooze](/printing/mwonvuli-ooze-wth.md) — Creature — Ooze
5. [Worship](/printing/worship-8ed.md) — Enchantment
6. [Angel of Grace](/printing/angel-of-grace-rna.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #18
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Rebecca Guay
- **Total Printings:** 7 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: `legal`