Balance
30th Anniversary Edition 300 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 300
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- €150.00
What it does
Each player chooses a number of lands they control equal to the number of lands controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Players discard cards and sacrifice creatures the same way.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Balance was first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to serve as a powerful equalizer for players who had fallen behind in board development. As a sorcery that forces all players to discard cards and sacrifice lands and creatures until everyone possesses the same amount, it became a cornerstone of competitive play, ultimately leading to its restriction or ban in many tournament formats due to its sheer efficiency.
This particular version from the 30th Anniversary Edition retains the iconic original illustration by Mark Poole, which features a balanced scale set against a stark, minimalist background. The 30th Anniversary Edition was released in 2022 as a commemorative celebration of the game’s history, utilizing the classic artistic aesthetic while incorporating a modern frame treatment and a special foil stamp to denote its status as a collector-focused retrospective of the game's earliest and most influential cards.
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