---
name: "Power Sink"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "2ED"
set_name: "Unlimited Edition"
collector_number: "73"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Richard Thomas"
oracle_id: "39412e6d-2837-4729-abf9-e64a5ba87e40"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/power-sink-2ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Power Sink
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drain Power](/printing/drain-power-ced.md) — Sorcery
2. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-prm.md) — Instant
3. [Mana Short](/printing/mana-short-3ed.md) — Instant
4. [Syncopate](/printing/syncopate-vow.md) — Instant
5. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unlimited Edition (2ED) #73
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Richard Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 91 across all historical editions

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