Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Balancing Act
Odyssey · #10 · rare · 2001
Sorcery
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Market reference
$1.61
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 10 / 353
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Scott M. Fischer
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2001-10-01
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{W}{W}
Type: Sorcery
Each player chooses a number of permanents they control equal to the number of permanents controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Each player discards cards the same way.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $1.61 |
| USD (foil) | $19.14 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.36 |
| EUR (foil) | €13.16 |
| MTGO tix | 0.60 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Balancing Act is real?
Balancing Act is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Balancing Act worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Balancing Act is $1.61; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Balancing Act from?
Balancing Act is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Odyssey" in the expansion series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Balancing Act?
Balancing Act is a rare card in the Odyssey set.
