Restore Balance TSP

Other printings of "Restore Balance": TSR #36 TSP #38

Card

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artist	Mark Poole
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attractionLights
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colorIdentity	W
colorIndicator	W
colors	W
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duelDeck
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isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
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isStorySpotlight
isTextless
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keywords	Suspend
language	English
layout	normal
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life
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manaValue	0
name	Restore Balance
number	38
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originalText	Restore Balance is white. Suspend 6—{W} Each 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 sacrifice creatures and discard cards the same way.
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printings	TSP, TSR
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text	Suspend 6—{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 sacrifice creatures and discard cards the same way.
toughness
type	Sorcery
types	Sorcery
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watermark
setName	Time Spiral

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Legalities

id	95995
alchemy
brawl
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator
historic
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
penny	Legal
pioneer
predh	Legal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
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vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	恢复均势	法术	恢复均势是白色。延缓6～{W} 每位牌手选择若干由他所操控的地，其数量等同于所有牌手中操控地最少之牌手的地数量，然后牺牲其余的地。各牌手也以此法牺牲生物与弃牌。	132452
French	Rectification de l'équilibre	Rituel	La Rectification de l'équilibre est blanche. Suspend 6 — {W} Chaque joueur choisit un nombre de terrains qu'il contrôle égal au nombre de terrains contrôlés par le joueur qui en contrôle le moins, puis sacrifie les autres. Les joueurs sacrifient des créatures et se défausse de cartes de la même manière.	132753
German	Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen	Hexerei	Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen ist weiß. Aussetzen 6 {W} Jeder Spieler bestimmt eine Anzahl an Ländern, die er kontrolliert, in Höhe der Anzahl an Ländern, die der Spieler kontrolliert, der die wenigsten Länder kontrolliert, und opfert dann den Rest. Spieler opfern auf diese Weise auch Kreaturen und werfen Karten aus ihrer Hand ab.	133054
Italian	Ripristinare Equilibrio	Stregoneria	Ripristinare Equilibrio è bianco. Sospendere 6—{W} Ogni giocatore sceglie un numero di terre che controlla pari al numero di terre controllate dal giocatore che ne controlla di meno, poi sacrifica quelle rimanenti. I giocatori sacrificano le creature e scartano le carte allo stesso modo.	133355
Japanese	均衡の復元	ソーサリー	均衡の復元は白である。待機６―{W} 各プレイヤーは自分がコントロールしている土地から、最も少ない土地をコントロールしているプレイヤーの土地の総数に等しい数の土地を選び、残りを生け贄に捧げる。プレイヤーは同様にクリーチャーを生け贄に捧げ、同様に手札を捨てる。	133656
Portuguese (Brazil)	Restaurar o Equilíbrio	Feitiço	Restaurar o Equilíbrio é branco. Suspender 6—{W} Cada jogador escolhe um número de terrenos que ele próprio controle igual ao número de terrenos controlados pelo jogador que controla o menor número de terrenos e depois sacrifica o resto. Os jogadores sacrificam criaturas e descartam cards do mesmo modo.	133957
Russian	Восстановить Баланс	Волшебство	Востановить Баланс является белым. Отсрочка 6—{W} Каждый игрок выбирает то количество земель под своим контролем, которое равно минимальному числу земель под контролем одного из игроков, затем жертвует все остальные. Игроки жертвуют существа и сбрасывают карты подобным образом.	134258
Spanish	Devolver el equilibrio	Conjuro	Devolver el equilibrio es blanco. Suspender 6—{W}. Cada jugador elige una cantidad de tierras que controla igual al número de tierras que controla el jugador que controla menos, luego sacrifica el resto. Los jugadores sacrifican criaturas y descartan cartas de la misma manera.	134559

Rulings

date	text
2013-06-07	Although originally printed with a characteristic-defining ability that defined its color, this card now has a color indicator. This color indicator can't be affected by text-changing effects (such as the one created by Crystal Spray), although color-changing effects can still overwrite it.
2021-03-19	Any abilities of the creatures sacrificed may modify or trigger on the lands being sacrificed, but won't modify or trigger on the cards being discarded. Abilities of the sacrificed lands won't modify or trigger on the creatures being sacrificed or the cards being discarded.
2021-03-19	Any abilities that trigger during this process will wait to be put onto the stack until Restore Balance is done resolving.
2021-03-19	As Restore Balance resolves, first the player whose turn it is chooses the appropriate number of lands they control, then each other player in turn order does the same knowing the choices made before them. Then all the lands that weren't chosen are sacrificed at the same time. Then, starting with the player whose turn it is again, each player chooses the appropriate number of creatures they control, then sacrifice their other creatures after all choices have been made. Finally, players choose cards in hand without revealing them in the same order and discard the remaining cards.
2024-02-02	A card with no mana cost can't be cast normally; you'll need a way to cast it for an alternative cost or without paying its mana cost, such as by suspending it.
2024-02-02	Cards exiled with suspend are exiled face up.
2024-02-02	Due to a recent rules change to suspend, you are no longer required to cast the suspended card as the second triggered ability of suspend resolves. Instead, as the second triggered ability resolves, you may cast the card. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored. If you don't cast the card, it remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.
2024-02-02	Exiling a card with suspend isn't casting that card. This action doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
2024-02-02	If a card with no mana cost is given an alternative cost equal to its mana cost (by Snapcaster Mage, for example), that cost cannot be paid and the card cannot be cast this way.
2024-02-02	If an effect refers to a "suspended card," that means a card that (1) has suspend, (2) is in exile, and (3) has one or more time counters on it.
2024-02-02	If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
2024-02-02	If the first triggered ability of suspend (the one that removes time counters) is countered, no time counter is removed. The ability will trigger again at the beginning of the card's owner's next upkeep.
2024-02-02	If the second triggered ability is countered, the card can't be cast. It remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.
2024-02-02	If the spell requires any targets, those targets are chosen when the spell is finally cast, not when it's exiled.
2024-02-02	If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," such as with suspend, you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those if you want to cast the card.
2024-02-02	Suspend is a keyword that represents three abilities. The first is a static ability that allows you to exile the card from your hand with the specified number of time counters (the number before the dash) on it by paying its suspend cost (listed after the dash). The second is a triggered ability that removes a time counter from the suspended card at the beginning of each of your upkeeps. The third is a triggered ability that gives you the option to cast the card when the last time counter is removed.
2024-02-02	The mana value of a spell cast without paying its mana cost is determined by its mana cost, even though that cost wasn't paid.
2024-02-02	When the last time counter is removed, the second triggered ability of suspend (the one that lets you cast the card) triggers. It doesn't matter why the last time counter was removed or what effect removed it.
2024-02-02	You can exile a card in your hand using suspend any time you could cast that card. Consider its card type, any effects that modify when you could cast it (such as flash) and any other effects that stop you from casting it (such as from Meddling Mage's ability) to determine if and when you can do this. Whether you could actually complete all steps in casting the card is irrelevant. For example, you can exile a card with suspend that has no mana cost or that requires a target even if no legal targets are available at that time.