Save Life

Unhinged · #19 · uncommon · EN

€0.42 · Foil $16.69

cheapest of 25 store offers · see all

market $1.73 · Foil $17.37

Mana cost: {W}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Recursion, Protection, Lifegain

Choose one —
• Target player gains 2½ life.
• Prevent the next 2½ damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Gotcha — If an opponent says "save" or "life," you may say "Gotcha!" When you do, return Save Life from your graveyard to your hand.

Artist: Ray Lago

Released: 2004-11-19

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $1.73
  • TCGplayer foil: $17.37
  • Cardmarket: €0.36
  • Cardmarket foil: €21.44
  • MTGO tix: 0
$34.99$1.31
232 days of daily prices for Save Life: $1.34 to $1.73
2026-01-252026-11-13
regular foil · 232 days tracked · $1.34 → $1.73 (+29%) · low $1.31 · high $34.99
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Unhinged #19) in 1 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.42today
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.49today
CardTraderHP · 3 days agoHPregular€0.453 days ago
Card KingdomMP · todayMPregular$0.55today
CardTraderSP · 3 days agoSPregular€0.503 days ago
Card KingdomSP · todaySPregular$0.63today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.77today
Card KingdomNM · todayNMregular$0.79today
CardTraderMP · 3 days agoMPregular€0.823 days ago
CardTraderDM · 3 days agoDMregular€1.493 days ago
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$1.70today
ManaPoolMP · foil · todayMPfoil$16.69today
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$17.37today
CardTraderNM · foil · 3 days agoNMfoil€20.273 days ago
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€21.44today
CardTraderSP · foil · 3 days agoSPfoil€22.573 days ago
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$29.97today
CardTraderMP · foil · 3 days agoMPfoil€35.523 days ago

Truncated: 7 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 25 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: not legal
  • vintage: not legal
  • commander: not legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 6 lists
  • 6 copies tracked