Powerbalance
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SetMH3
Collector #495
Released2024-06-14
Rarityrare
ArtistLiiga Smilshkalne
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesPromo
ScryfallOpen ↗

Powerbalance

RareColour IDMV 2
Enchantment
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.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
3 other English printingsEarliest 2024-06-14Newest 2024-06-14Cheapest priced $0.31 in MH3
Rulings (7)
wotc7 Jun 2024
The mana value of a split card not on the stack or a fused split spell on the stack is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. Otherwise, while a split card is on the stack, its mana value is determined by the mana cost of the half that was chosen to be cast.
wotc7 Jun 2024
If an opponent casts a spell with {X} in its mana cost, use the value of X that was chosen when it was cast to determine its mana value.
wotc7 Jun 2024
You choose whether or not to cast the exiled card as Powerbalance's triggered ability resolves. If you do, you do so as part of the resolution of that ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing restrictions based on the card's type are ignored.
wotc7 Jun 2024
A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.
wotc7 Jun 2024
If the revealed card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
wotc7 Jun 2024
In some unusual cases, the card you reveal from the top of your library may not have the same mana value as the spell your opponent cast, but you can still cast that card because the resulting spell does have the same mana value. For example, if an opponent casts a spell with mana value 4 and you reveal Frogmyr Enforcer (a prototype card with mana cost {7} and prototype cost {3}{R}), you can cast Frogmyr Enforcer as a prototyped spell, as that spell will have a mana value of 4.