Magic: The Gathering

Healing Salve

Mirage 20 • common

Set: Mirage
Collector number: 20
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: white mana
Type: Instant
Colors: White
Artist: Hannibal King
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$0.11market price via TCGplayer · Aug 18, 2026$0.11 – $0.13 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an instant, this card provides the tactical advantage of being playable at any moment during the game to recover life. While it is classified as a common, its utility remains a foundational element for players looking to mitigate damage and extend their presence on the table.

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What it does

Choose one —

• Target player gains 3 life.

• Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

"The Femeref look only to the Sun for healing; they have never truly understood life's cycle."— Kifimbo, Shadow Guildmage

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Healing Salve was originally released as part of the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering in October 1996. It serves as a classic representative of the white mana color identity, designed to provide efficient, low-cost life gain or damage prevention. The card reflects the set's thematic shift toward the exotic, desert-like plane of Jamuraa, moving away from the high-fantasy tropes of earlier sets into a more atmospheric, grounded visual style.

The artwork for this version of the card was created by Hannibal King, who contributed several pieces to the Mirage block. King utilized a distinct, illustrative style that emphasizes the mystical and organic nature of the magical remedy being depicted. Upon its release, the card became a staple of early common-tier play, recognized by players for its straightforward utility and its role as a fundamental teaching tool for understanding the game's instant-speed mechanics.

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