Balance
~$0.80 low · ~$71.94 high
White. Sorcery

Eternal Masters #2 · Illustrated by Kev Walker
What is Balance worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Each player chooses a number of lands they control equal to the number of lands controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Players discard cards and sacrifice creatures the same way.
Format legality
All 17 printings of Balance
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The List plst #EMA-2· 2024mythic· Cardmarket €1.08 | mythic | $0.80 | No foil printing | €1.08 | |
30th Anniversary Edition 30a #3· 2022Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €24.31 | rare | — | No foil printing | €24.31 | |
30th Anniversary Edition 30a #300· 2022Not tournament legalRetro Framerare· Cardmarket €150.00 | rare | — | No foil printing | €150.00 | |
Secret Lair Drop sld #173· 2021mythic· Cardmarket €2.91 · €3.36 foil | mythic | $3.80 | $4.85 | €2.91€3.36 foil | |
Eternal Masters ema #2· 2016mythic· Cardmarket €1.75 · €6.76 foil | mythic | $2.03 | $6.31 | €1.75€6.76 foil | |
From the Vault: Exiled v09 #1· 2009mythic· Cardmarket €3.27 foil | mythic | No non-foil printing | $15.84 | €3.27 foil | |
Judge Gift Cards 2004 g04 #2· 2004Promorare· Cardmarket €13.72 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $33.26 | €13.72 foil | |
No image yet Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border 4bb #6· 1995Spanishrare· Cardmarket €18.34 | rare | $16.99 | No foil printing | €18.34 | |
Fourth Edition 4ed #6· 1995rare· Cardmarket €2.65 | rare | $2.90 | No foil printing | €2.65 | |
Summer Magic / Edgar sum #3· 1994rare | rare | — | No foil printing | — | |
Revised Edition 3ed #3· 1994rare· Cardmarket €4.61 | rare | $4.83 | No foil printing | €4.61 | |
Foreign Black Border fbb #3· 1994Frenchrare· Cardmarket €17.63 | rare | $29.97 | No foil printing | €17.63 | |
Collectors' Edition ced #3· 1993Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €19.61 | rare | $28.98 | No foil printing | €19.61 | |
Intl. Collectors' Edition cei #3· 1993Not tournament legalrare· Cardmarket €14.07 | rare | — | No foil printing | €14.07 | |
Unlimited Edition 2ed #3· 1993rare· Cardmarket €86.13 | rare | $71.94 | No foil printing | €86.13 | |
Limited Edition Beta leb #3· 1993rare· Cardmarket €699.60 | rare | — | No foil printing | €699.60 | |
Limited Edition Alpha lea #3· 1993rare· Cardmarket €1,603.82 | rare | — | No foil printing | €1,603.82 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1993
- Printings
- 17
- Mana value
- 2
- Artists
- Kev Walker, Mark Poole, Randy Gallegos
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Eternal Masters card (#2).
002 · EMA · M · EN
- 002Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- EMASet code for Eternal Masters
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Balance, read from the Eternal Masters printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.

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Rulings (3)
2016-06-08
Balance doesn't have targets, so permanents that can't be targeted, such as a creature with shroud or protection from white, are valid choices to be sacrificed.
2016-06-08
Each type of object is counted during the corresponding part of the process. Cards in hand are counted after lands have been sacrificed, and creatures on the battlefield are counted after cards have been discarded. Thus, a land creature sacrificed to the first part of the spell would not be counted when determining how many creatures are on the battlefield for the last part.
2016-06-08
First the player whose turn it is chooses which lands (if any) to keep, then each other player in turn order does the same. Each player will know the choices made by the players who chose before them. All of the unchosen lands are then sacrificed simultaneously. Then the process is repeated for cards in hand, except that no cards are revealed until all players have chosen what to discard, at which point those cards are all discarded simultaneously. Lastly, the process is repeated for creatures, and players will again know earlier choices made when deciding what to sacrifice. All of the unchosen creatures are then sacrificed simultaneously.
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