Balance

Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #6 · Rare · Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{W}

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.

Illustrated by Mark Poole · Released April 1, 1995 · Language: Spanish

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: unchanged at $16.99 USD.

Printings

  1. The List #EMA-2 (PLST) · Mythic · 2024 · $0.80 USD
  2. 30th Anniversary Edition #3 (30A) · Rare · 2022
  3. 30th Anniversary Edition #300 (30A) · Rare · 2022
  4. Secret Lair Drop #173 (SLD) · Mythic · 2021 · $3.84 USD
  5. Eternal Masters #2 (EMA) · Mythic · 2016 · $1.98 USD
  6. Vintage Masters #14 (VMA) · Mythic · 2014
  7. Masters Edition IV #6 (ME4) · Rare · 2011
  8. Magic Online Promos #36278 (PRM) · Rare · 2011
  9. From the Vault: Exiled #1 (V09) · Mythic · 2009 · $15.84 USD foil
  10. Judge Gift Cards 2004 #2 (G04) · Rare · 2004 · $33.26 USD foil
  11. Oversized League Prizes #17 (OLEP) · Rare · 1997
  12. Pro Tour Collector Set #bl6 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.49 USD
  13. Pro Tour Collector Set #et6 (PTC) · Rare · 1996 · $2.35 USD
  14. Pro Tour Collector Set #mj6 (PTC) · Rare · 1996
  15. Pro Tour Collector Set #ml6 (PTC) · Rare · 1996
  16. Pro Tour Collector Set #pp6 (PTC) · Rare · 1996
  17. Pro Tour Collector Set #shr6 (PTC) · Rare · 1996
  18. Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #6 (this printing) · Rare · 1995 · $16.99 USD
  19. Fourth Edition #6 (4ED) · Rare · 1995 · $2.90 USD
  20. Summer Magic / Edgar #3 (SUM) · Rare · 1994
  21. Revised Edition #3 (3ED) · Rare · 1994 · $4.79 USD
  22. Collectors' Edition #3 (CED) · Rare · 1993 · $28.98 USD
  23. Intl. Collectors' Edition #3 (CEI) · Rare · 1993
  24. Unlimited Edition #3 (2ED) · Rare · 1993 · $71.94 USD
  25. Limited Edition Beta #3 (LEB) · Rare · 1993
  26. Limited Edition Alpha #3 (LEA) · Rare · 1993

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2016-06-08 · wotc — Balance doesn't have targets, so permanents that can't be targeted, such as a creature with shroud or protection from white, are valid choices to be sacrificed.
  2. 2016-06-08 · wotc — Each type of object is counted during the corresponding part of the process. Cards in hand are counted after lands have been sacrificed, and creatures on the battlefield are counted after cards have been discarded. Thus, a land creature sacrificed to the first part of the spell would not be counted when determining how many creatures are on the battlefield for the last part.
  3. 2016-06-08 · wotc — First the player whose turn it is chooses which lands (if any) to keep, then each other player in turn order does the same. Each player will know the choices made by the players who chose before them. All of the unchosen lands are then sacrificed simultaneously. Then the process is repeated for cards in hand, except that no cards are revealed until all players have chosen what to discard, at which point those cards are all discarded simultaneously. Lastly, the process is repeated for creatures, and players will again know earlier choices made when deciding what to sacrifice. All of the unchosen creatures are then sacrificed simultaneously.

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