---
name: "Plea for Power"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CNS-24"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Severin Brassell"
oracle_id: "8b886623-5c96-48dd-a3d2-fd5865c58ff5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/plea-for-power-plst"
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.

## 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:** The List (PLST) #CNS-24
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Severin Brassell
- **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`