Off Balance
Nemesis 15 • common
- Set
- Nemesis
- Collector number
- 15
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Jeff Miracola
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
Target creature can't attack or block this turn.
A heavy weapon deals plenty of damage—but it does have to hit.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Off Balance is an uncommon green enchantment card released in the Nemesis expansion for Magic: The Gathering in February 2000. As the second set in the Mercadian Masques block, Nemesis continued the block's focus on non-linear gameplay mechanics and complex board states. The card was designed to reflect the political and social instability of the plane of Mercadia, offering a mechanical representation of losing one's footing during a conflict.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Terese Nielsen, who was a prolific contributor to the game during this era. Nielsen’s aesthetic for the piece utilized her signature style of blending ethereal, dreamlike qualities with tangible character movement, aiming to visualize the mechanical penalty of the card. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility piece, primarily valued by players exploring thematic green deck archetypes during the Mercadian Masques draft environment.
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About Off Balance
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