Equilibrium

Equilibrium

Mana Cost: {1}{U}{U}

Type: Enchantment

Oracle Text:
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, return target creature to its owner's hand.

Power/Toughness: -/-

Rarity: rare

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Mystery Booster 2

Price ( USD): $0.75

USD: $0.75 · EUR: €1.03

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Character Background

Equilibrium is a compact midrange/control engine: at 1UU it rewards decks that cast lots of creatures by letting you pay {1} on each cast to bounce any creature, turning every deployment into a potential tempo disruption or recurring ETB value. Thematically it evokes restoring balance—your threats force a reset—while practically it best supports tempo and value-oriented control shells rather than pure aggro. Slot it into blue midrange, blink, or combo lists that run repeatable enter-the-battlefield creatures; Mulldrifter, Peregrine Drake and Archaeomancer are natural synergies because you can recast them for repeated card draw, untap-fuel or recursion. Deckbuilding tip: lean on low-cost ETB creatures, include mana sources or acceleration so you can afford repeated {1} payments, and add some flash creatures to turn Equilibrium into surprise removal on opponents’ turns. In short, it converts each creature cast into disruption or incremental advantage, rewarding dense creature packages and tight resource planning.

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