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Balance ME4

Other printings of "Balance": PLST #EMA-2 PTC #bl6 PTC #et6 PTC #mj6 PTC #ml6 PTC #pp6 PTC #shr6 V09 #1 EMA #2 G04 #2 2ED #3 30A #3 3ED #3 CED #3 CEI #3 FBB #3 LEA #3 LEB #3 SUM #3 4BB #6 4ED #6 ME4 #6 VMA #14 OLEP #17 SLD #173 30A #300 PRM #36278

Card

id52608
artistMark Poole
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attractionLights
availabilitymtgo
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorblack
colorIdentityW
colorIndicator
colorsW
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank
edhrecSaltiness
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil, foil
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flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion1997
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hasAlternativeDeckLimit
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hasFoil1
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isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly1
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint1
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{1}{W}
manaValue2
nameBalance
number6
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextEach player chooses a number of lands he or she controls 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.
otherFaceIds
power
printings2ED, 30A, 3ED, 4BB, 4ED, CED, CEI, EMA, FBB, G04, LEA, LEB, ME4, OLEP, PLST, PRM, PTC, SLD, SUM, V09, VMA
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rarityrare
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relatedCards
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setCodeME4
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signature
sourceProducts
subsets
subtypes
supertypes
textEach 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.
toughness
typeSorcery
typesSorcery
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variations
watermark
setNameMasters Edition IV

Identifiers

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multiverseId202501
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Legalities

id52608
alchemy
brawl
commanderBanned
duelBanned
future
gladiator
historic
legacyBanned
modern
oathbreakerBanned
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny
pioneer
predhBanned
premodernBanned
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
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vintageRestricted

Purchase URLs

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Rulings

datetext
2016-06-08Balance 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.
2016-06-08Each 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.
2016-06-08First 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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