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Force of Will
MythicGame changerColour IDMV 5
Instant
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
Card capabilities
CounterspellInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
17 other English printingsEarliest 1996-06-10Newest 2026-04-24Cheapest priced $27.27 in WC97
soa· #19
2026-04-24$64.26
olgc· #2023EU
2023-11-17—
dmr· #284
2023-01-13$59.01
dmr· #50
2023-01-13$60.18
prm· #82842
2020-08-30—
2xm· #340
2020-08-07$228.13
2xm· #51
2020-08-07$56.78
mp2· #14
2017-04-28$359.57
ema· #49
2016-06-10$64.24
vma· #69
2014-06-16—
j14· #4
2014-01-01$455.52
prm· #43578
2013-01-11—
olgc· #2011
2011-08-06—
me1· #33
2007-09-10—
wc97· #pm28
1997-08-13$28.10
wc97· #jk28
1997-08-13$27.27
all· #28
1996-06-10$64.68
Rulings (1)
wotc8 Dec 2022
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as the alternative cost of Force of Will), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Force of Will's mana value is always 5, no matter what you paid to cast it.
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