---
name: "Balancing Act"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "10"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "4c68282b-776f-463a-9652-f611538c53ee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/balancing-act-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Balancing Act
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each player chooses a number of permanents they control equal to the number of permanents controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Each player discards cards the same way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balance](/printing/balance-olep.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. [Fortunate Few](/printing/fortunate-few-pz2.md) — Sorcery
5. [Tragic Arrogance](/printing/tragic-arrogance-ori.md) — Sorcery
6. [Razia's Purification](/printing/razias-purification-rav.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #10
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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