MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #41

Balance of Power

por·#41·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Adam Rex

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

May 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$1.70+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.72 · low $0.66

NM$0.70

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.65–$0.74modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.79low $0.70range 12.9%n 53

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

Nonfoil$0.70

Gameplay

Sorcery

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

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

The number of cards is counted during resolution.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.70. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.70 and $0.79 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from POR — the lineup includes Nonfoil 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 #41 of *Portal*, the set that shipped alongside the May 1997 Portal 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.