Balance

set	min	mtgo
-	5.21	0.15 tix

Name	Balance
Type	Sorcery
Description	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.
Artist	Kev Walker
Set	The List #EMA-2
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

About Balance

Balance, Sorcery, designed by Mark Poole first released in Aug, 1993 in the set Limited Edition Alpha and was printed exactly in 27 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 5.21.

A deck that focuses on resource denial and disruption would benefit from using Balance in Magic: the Gathering, as it can help level the playing field by forcing all players to sacrifice lands, cards, and creatures to match the player with the fewest resources. While Balance can be a powerful equalizer, it may not always be the most efficient choice depending on the deck strategy and format, as there are other cards like Armageddon or Cataclysm that offer similar effects with potentially less downside or restrictions, making them better options in certain situations. Ultimately, the decision to include Balance in a deck should be based on its synergy with the overall strategy and the specific metagame it is being played in.

Rules

06/08/16

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.

06/08/16

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.