Balance
Unlimited Edition 3 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $71.94
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 edition of the Magic: The Gathering card game in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield. As part of the original core set, the card was intended to introduce a strategic equalizer to the game's mechanics, allowing players to reset the board state by forcing both participants to discard cards and sacrifice lands and creatures until they reached parity. Its inclusion in the Unlimited edition represented the second printing of this foundational set, maintaining the iconic original artwork by Christopher Rush, which sought to convey a sense of cosmic symmetry and fair play.
The design of Balance earned it a reputation as one of the most powerful and controversial cards in the game's history. Because it could effectively neutralize an opponent's momentum for a relatively low mana cost, it became a staple in competitive play throughout the 1990s. While players initially marveled at its tactical utility, the card's efficiency eventually led to its restriction or outright ban in many tournament formats, cementing its legacy as an essential, if game-breaking, relic of the early era of trading card games.
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