Force of Will

World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) #jk28 · Uncommon · Instant

Mana cost: {3}{U}{U}

You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.

Illustrated by Terese Nielsen · Released August 13, 1997

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.71 USD (2.6%) to $26.56 USD; low $26.21 USD, high $28.90 USD.

Printings

  1. Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #19 (SOA) · Mythic · 2026 · $62.48 USD
  2. Legacy Championship #2023EU (OLGC) · Special · 2023
  3. Dominaria Remastered #284 (DMR) · Mythic · 2023 · $56.01 USD
  4. Dominaria Remastered #418 (DMR) · Mythic · 2023 · $56.61 USD
  5. Dominaria Remastered #50 (DMR) · Mythic · 2023 · $60.08 USD
  6. Magic Online Promos #82842 (PRM) · Mythic · 2020
  7. Double Masters #340 (2XM) · Mythic · 2020 · $216.88 USD
  8. Double Masters #51 (2XM) · Mythic · 2020 · $59.37 USD
  9. Amonkhet Invocations #14 (MP2) · Special · 2017 · $363.89 USD foil
  10. Eternal Masters #49 (EMA) · Mythic · 2016 · $63.64 USD
  11. Vintage Masters #69 (VMA) · Rare · 2014
  12. Judge Gift Cards 2014 #4 (J14) · Rare · 2014 · $473.94 USD foil
  13. Magic Online Promos #43578 (PRM) · Rare · 2013
  14. Legacy Championship #2011 (OLGC) · Rare · 2011
  15. Masters Edition #33 (ME1) · Rare · 2007
  16. World Championship Decks 1997 #jk28 (this printing) · Uncommon · 1997 · $26.56 USD
  17. World Championship Decks 1997 #pm28 (WC97) · Uncommon · 1997 · $27.63 USD
  18. Alliances #28 (ALL) · Uncommon · 1996 · $66.93 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2022-12-08 · wotc — To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as the alternative cost of Force of Will), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Force of Will's mana value is always 5, no matter what you paid to cast it.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Vivi Ornitier · in 37% of 46 decks
  2. Elrond, Moon-Reader · in 36% of 39 decks
  3. Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator · in 24% of 49 decks
  4. Stella Lee, Wild Card · in 22% of 45 decks
  5. Niv-Mizzet, Parun · in 21% of 42 decks
  6. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph · in 20% of 49 decks
  7. Shorikai, Genesis Engine · in 19% of 48 decks
  8. Y'shtola, Night's Blessed · in 14% of 49 decks

All cards in World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97)