Equilibrium
Seventh Edition 71 • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Don Hazeltine
- Market price
- $3.60
What it does
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay 1 generic mana. If you do, return target creature to its owner's hand.
Seek balance in all things—as long as the scales are weighted in your favor.— Vodalian saying
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Equilibrium was originally released as a blue enchantment in the Stronghold expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1998, featuring artwork by Terese Nielsen. It was later reprinted in the Seventh Edition core set in 2001, which marked the first time the game utilized a modern card face design, moving from the classic layout to a cleaner, more readable aesthetic intended to improve accessibility for new players.
The card was designed as a tool for creature-heavy control strategies, allowing players to pay colorless mana to return their own creatures to their hands, effectively doubling as a bounce spell for opponents' creatures. Terese Nielsen’s illustration captures a sense of fluid, arcane balance, aligning with the card's mechanical function of managing board state through constant movement and redirection.
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