---
name: "Balance of Power"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "62"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Adam Rex"
oracle_id: "c57ee68e-6832-4d4c-b710-fc03a2c10a9c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balance-of-power-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Balance of Power
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

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

> *"Svuotare la tua mente significa riempire la tua tomba". —insegnamento di Lat-Nam*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Keeper of the Mind](/printing/keeper-of-the-mind-exo.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Teachings of the Archaics](/printing/teachings-of-the-archaics-prm.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
3. [Pulse of the Grid](/printing/pulse-of-the-grid-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Even the Score](/printing/even-the-score-psnc.md) — Instant
5. [Borrowed Knowledge](/printing/borrowed-knowledge-sos.md) — Sorcery
6. [Balance](/printing/balance-olep.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #62
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Adam Rex
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`