How much is Sustaining Spirit worth?

As of August 2026, Sustaining Spirit from Alliances has a market value of €1.29. Track price trends and find local trades on Lootstack.

What set is Sustaining Spirit from?

Sustaining Spirit is from the Alliances (ALL) expansion, part of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

What rarity is Sustaining Spirit?

Sustaining Spirit is a Rare card from the Alliances set in Magic: The Gathering.

What type of card is Sustaining Spirit?

Sustaining Spirit is a Creature — Angel Spirit from the Alliances set in Magic: The Gathering.

Is Sustaining Spirit legal in Commander?

Sustaining Spirit is Legal in Commander. Check all format legalities for this Magic: The Gathering card on Lootstack.

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Legalities

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Brawl

LEGAL

Commander

LEGAL

Duel

UNKNOWN

Future

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Frontier

UNKNOWN

Historic

LEGAL

Legacy

UNKNOWN

Modern

UNKNOWN

Oathbreaker

UNKNOWN

Pauper

LEGAL

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Pioneer

UNKNOWN

Standard

LEGAL

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Rules & Rulings

10/4/2004

Does not affect damage if you are already at zero or negative life. You still take it all.

10/1/2008

If an effect asks you to pay life, you can’t pay more life than you have.

10/1/2008

Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if a permanent with “cumulative upkeep ” has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay or sacrifice the permanent.

10/1/2008

The ability doesn’t change how much damage is dealt; it just changes how much life that damage makes you lose. An effect such as Spirit Link will see the full amount of damage being dealt.

10/1/2008

Sustaining Spirit won’t prevent you from losing the game if your life total is 0 or less or some other effect causes you to lose the game.

10/1/2008

The second ability is not a prevention effect. It stops unpreventable damage from reducing your life total below 1.

10/1/2008

The second ability applies only if your life total is being reduced by damage. Other effects or costs (such as “lose 1 life” or “pay 1 life”) can reduce your life total below 1 as normal.