---
name: "Powerbalance"
mana_cost: "{R}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PMH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3 Promos"
collector_number: "131s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Steve Ellis"
oracle_id: "8be368dc-6212-4627-989e-077eea78f30d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/powerbalance-pmh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Powerbalance
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost if the two spells have the same mana value.

> *For every action, a reaction. For every force, a firestorm.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterbalance](/printing/counterbalance-plst.md) — Enchantment
2. [The Ruinous Powers](/printing/the-ruinous-powers-40k.md) — Enchantment
3. [Swindler's Scheme](/printing/swindlers-scheme-ncc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Possibility Storm](/printing/possibility-storm-sld.md) — Enchantment
5. [Sunbird's Invocation](/printing/sunbirds-invocation-pxln.md) — Enchantment
6. [Vexing Bauble](/printing/vexing-bauble-mh3.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 Promos (PMH3) #131s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Steve Ellis
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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