Power Sink
Fourth Edition 93 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 93
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Counter target spell unless its controller pays X mana. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Power Sink was originally introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a versatile counterspell. It allows a player to force an opponent to spend mana or lose their spells, reflecting the game's early mechanical focus on resource management and mind games during the stack resolution process.
The Fourth Edition printing, released in 1995, features the iconic artwork by Christopher Rush. This version is notable for transitioning the card to the classic white-bordered frame used in base sets of that era. While the card's mechanical complexity led to its eventual retirement from standard sets in later years, it remains a quintessential example of the blue-aligned control strategies that defined the game's formative period.
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