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Powerbalance

Powerbalance

Mana Cost: {R}{R}

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.

Power/Toughness: -/-

Rarity: rare

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Expansion: Modern Horizons 3

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Character Background

Powerbalance is a red enchantment that reads like a contract with fate: every opponent spell becomes a chance to cheat your own card into play, which supports a tempo/value hybrid game plan—punish opponents for swinging the tempo and convert their plays into your resources. Practically, build the deck to maximize hit rates: pack a dense suite of low mana-value threats and interaction (Lightning Bolt, Monastery Swiftspear, Lava Spike, zero/one-cost utility) and include reliable top-deck manipulators or cantrips (Opt, Ponder, Brainstorm in a splash) so the revealed card is often playable. In multiplayer it snowballs especially hard, so consider pairing Powerbalance with redundancy engines (multiple copies of a one-cost win condition) or combo finishers that like free spells. It also plays nicely with prowess and storm-style synergies where free cheap casts accelerate your plan. Thematically, it feels like bending the game's balance to your favor rather than raw pyromancy—use it to punish predictable mana curves and turn opponents’ stability into your momentum.

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