---
name: "Force of Will"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "2XM"
set_name: "Double Masters"
collector_number: "51"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Donato Giancola"
oracle_id: "956381ba-6d37-4a8a-846c-bad79222dbee"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/force-of-will-2xm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Force of Will
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Force of Negation](/printing/force-of-negation-2x2.md) — Instant
2. [Disrupting Shoal](/printing/disrupting-shoal-uma.md) — Instant — Arcane
3. [Oppressive Will](/printing/oppressive-will-sok.md) — Instant
4. [Flare of Denial](/printing/flare-of-denial-mh3.md) — Instant
5. [Abjure](/printing/abjure-wth.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Syphon](/printing/spell-syphon-shm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Double Masters (2XM) #51
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Donato Giancola
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`

## Official Rulings
- *(2022-12-08)* 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.