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Lifeline

{5}

Artifact

USGUrza's Saga#299rare
Reserved List
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 37–110
Illustrator
D. Alexander Gregory
Found in
Urzas Saga Tournament Pack · Urzas Saga Booster Pack
Printings1
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever a creature dies, if another creature is on the battlefield, return the first card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Market · per finishspark updated 15h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-1.3%
$50.20
$32.09 low$12.09 gap
Cheapest playable copy$50.20· across 1 printing

Rulings

5 · latest Mar 1, 2010 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    If more than one creature is on the battlefield and all the creatures on the battlefield go to the graveyard at once, then none of them are returned at end of turn. This is because Lifeline’s ability has an intervening-if clause, which means that there must be at least one creature on the battlefield at the time the ability resolves.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If multiple creatures are coming back, they come back one at a time, not all at once. This is because Lifeline triggered once for each creature and set up a separate “at end of turn” effect for each.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    It fails to bring the creature back if the creature is not still in the graveyard at the end of turn.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    It works for all players and has errata to remove the “your graveyard” text.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    The creature comes back even if Lifeline leaves the battlefield after triggering, but before it resolves.