---
name: "Off Balance"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "15"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeff Miracola"
oracle_id: "38d9401e-2840-455d-8478-8c976588d4ab"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/off-balance-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature can't attack or block this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Netter en-Dal](/printing/netter-en-dal-nem.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
2. [Martyred Rusalka](/printing/martyred-rusalka-gpt.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Cease-Fire](/printing/cease-fire-ody.md) — Instant
4. [Thundersong Trumpeter](/printing/thundersong-trumpeter-mm3.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Infiltrate](/printing/infiltrate-nem.md) — Instant
6. [Not on My Watch](/printing/not-on-my-watch-mkm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #15
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeff Miracola
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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