MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #62★

Balance of Power

8ed·#62★·rare·foil

Illus. Adam Rex

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '03

23 yr ago

Value

$1.23+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.27 · low $1.16

NM$1.23

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.14–$1.30modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.23low $0.95range 29.5%n 44

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #24,530 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$1.23

Gameplay

Sorcery

If target opponent has more cards in hand than you, draw cards equal to the difference.

"To empty your mind is to fill your grave." —Lat-Nam teaching

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

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Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.95 and $1.23 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 8ED — the lineup includes Foil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #62★ of *Eighth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2003 Eighth Edition release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #24,530 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Adam Rex. Rarix catalogs 486 other cards credited to this artist.