Soulshift

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Soulshift is a triggered ability on some Spirit creatures found in Champions of Kamigawa. The ability allows a player to return a, typically, less expensive Spirit creature card from his or her graveyard to his or her hand.

From the Comprehensive Rules

502.39. Soulshift
- 502.39a Soulshift is a triggered ability. “Soulshift N” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from play, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost N or less from your graveyard to your hand.”
- 502.39b If a permanent has multiple instances of soulshift, each triggers separately.

[edit] Rulings

The soulshift number tells you the maximum converted mana cost of the Spirit card you can target.
You choose whether or not to return the targeted creature card when the ability resolves.

[edit] Examples

Thousand-legged Kami -
Creature — Spirit 6/6
Soulshift 7 (When this is put into a graveyard from play, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 7 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
Forked-Branch Garami -
Creature — Spirit 4/4
Soulshift 4, soulshift 4 (When this is put into a graveyard from play, you may return up to two target Spirit cards with converted mana cost 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
Kodama of the Center Tree -
Legendary Creature — Spirit */*
Kodama of the Center Tree’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of Spirits you control.
Kodama of the Center Tree has soulshift X, where X is the number of Spirits you control.