---
name: "Plea for Power"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "LTC"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Commander"
collector_number: "195"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Josh Hass"
oracle_id: "8b886623-5c96-48dd-a3d2-fd5865c58ff5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/plea-for-power-ltc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Plea for Power
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Will of the council

## Oracle Text
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for time or knowledge. If time gets more votes, take an extra turn after this one. If knowledge gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw three cards.

> *"El humo del Monte del Destino se alza una vez más. El poder de la Tierra Tenebrosa crece, acosándonos".
—Boromir*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Illusion of Choice](/printing/illusion-of-choice-cn2.md) — Instant
2. [Expropriate](/printing/expropriate-pz2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Path of the Enigma](/printing/path-of-the-enigma-moc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Council's Judgment](/printing/councils-judgment-cns.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sail into the West](/printing/sail-into-the-west-ltc.md) — Instant
6. [Truth or Consequences](/printing/truth-or-consequences-who.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #195
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Josh Hass
- **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: `legal`