To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as the alternative cost of Force of Will), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Force of Will's mana value is always 5, no matter what you paid to cast it.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $28.44. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $16.57 and $28.44 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC97 — 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 #pm28 of *World Championship Decks 1997*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1997 World Championship Decks 1997 release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Brawl. Banned in Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #190 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Terese Nielsen. Rarix catalogs 617 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Terese Nielsen
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