---
name: "Balance"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "OLEP"
set_name: "Oversized League Prizes"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "17fa98cd-ed8f-483f-9525-7e989a82ebb2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balance-olep"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "restricted"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Balance
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
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 discard cards and sacrifice creatures the same way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balancing Act](/printing/balancing-act-ody.md) — Sorcery
2. [Magus of the Balance](/printing/magus-of-the-balance-pz2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Restore Balance](/printing/restore-balance-tsr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Natural Balance](/printing/natural-balance-mir.md) — Sorcery
5. [Land Equilibrium](/printing/land-equilibrium-me3.md) — Enchantment
6. [Global Ruin](/printing/global-ruin-inv.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Oversized League Prizes (OLEP) #17
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 44 across all historical editions

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