---
name: "Umbilicus"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "DMR"
set_name: "Dominaria Remastered"
collector_number: "390"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dermot Power"
oracle_id: "c9132e72-d016-4cb7-8662-a16b7d932bef"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/umbilicus-dmr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Umbilicus
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay 2 life. If they don't, they return a permanent they control to its owner's hand.

> *C'était le seul lien entre l'explorateur et la réalité.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blood Clock](/printing/blood-clock-plst.md) — Artifact
2. [Sunken Hope](/printing/sunken-hope-pc2.md) — Enchantment
3. [Embargo](/printing/embargo-mmq.md) — Enchantment
4. [Necro-Impotence](/printing/necro-impotence-unh.md) — Enchantment
5. [Obelisk of Undoing](/printing/obelisk-of-undoing-atq.md) — Artifact
6. [Juju Bubble](/printing/juju-bubble-vis.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #390
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dermot Power
- **Total Printings:** 26 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`