Balance

As of Aug 8, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Balance is $0.86 (PLST #EMA-2), and the most expensive is $103.07 (2ED #3). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.86, down 7.5% over 7 days, down 22.5% over 30 days, down 16.5% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $3.54 (2026).

Balance has 22 tracked printings across 16 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including judge promo treatments.

PLST #EMA-2

$0.86

CK $0.99 / $0.25 71%

MP $0.26 75 avail

EMA #2

$1.95 +127%

CK $2.29 / $0.35 82%

MP $1.01 19 avail

PTC #et6

$2.05 +138%

CK $0.69 / $0.18 91%

MP $2.59 4 avail

PTC #bl6

$2.49 +190%

CK $0.79 / $0.32 87%

MP $1.72 3 avail

4ED #6

$2.57 +199%

CK $2.49 / $0.65 75%

MP $1.03 101 avail

PTC #shr6

$3.00 +249%

CK $1.79 / $0.90 70%

MP $1.72 2 avail

SLD #173

$3.53 +310%

CK $2.79 / $0.95 73%

MP $2.59 21 avail

PTC #ml6

$3.98 +363%

CK $0.79 / $0.32 92%

MP $3.55 6 avail

3ED #3

$4.44 +416%

CK $4.99 / $2.00 55%

MP $1.04 96 avail

PTC #mj6

$4.99 +480%

CK $1.79 / $0.72 86%

MP $1.63 3 avail

SLD #173 Foil

$5.01 +483%

CK $2.79 / $0.95 81%

MP $4.06 25 avail

EMA #2 Foil

$6.67 +676%

CK $13.99 / $7.00 -5%

MP $8.11 3 avail

V09 #1 Foil

$17.18 +1898%

CK $8.99 / $5.00 71%

MP $7.79 8 avail

G04 #2 Judge Promo Foil

$26.53 +2985%

CK $32.99 / $16.50 38%

MP $22.70 3 avail

CEI #3

$26.99 +3038%

CK $16.99 / $10.25 62%

MP $62.50 5 avail

CED #3

$34.47 +3908%

CK $17.99 / $8.25 76%

MP $26.56 9 avail

30A #300

$100.00 +11528%

CK $229.99 / $150.00 -50%

2ED #3

$103.07 +11885%

CK $99.99 / $50.00 51%

MP $34.38

30A #3

CK $14.99 / $2.50

MP $26.55 2 avail

OLEP #17

CK —

PTC #pp6

CK $1.29 / $0.65

MP $2.38 2 avail

SUM #3

CK —

LEB #3

CK $1,599.99 / $960.00

MP $781.50

LEA #3

CK $3,599.99 / $2,160.00

MP $1,432.73 1 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $2,160.00 cash for LEA #3; the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 40% (normal).

• Jun 8, 2016 Balance doesn't have targets, so permanents that can't be targeted, such as a creature with shroud or protection from white, are valid choices to be sacrificed.
• Jun 8, 2016 Each type of object is counted during the corresponding part of the process. Cards in hand are counted after lands have been sacrificed, and creatures on the battlefield are counted after cards have been discarded. Thus, a land creature sacrificed to the first part of the spell would not be counted when determining how many creatures are on the battlefield for the last part.
• Jun 8, 2016 First the player whose turn it is chooses which lands (if any) to keep, then each other player in turn order does the same. Each player will know the choices made by the players who chose before them. All of the unchosen lands are then sacrificed simultaneously. Then the process is repeated for cards in hand, except that no cards are revealed until all players have chosen what to discard, at which point those cards are all discarded simultaneously. Lastly, the process is repeated for creatures, and players will again know earlier choices made when deciding what to sacrifice. All of the unchosen creatures are then sacrificed simultaneously.

Balance has been reprinted 24 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
30A #300	2022-11-28	Rare	Standard
30A #3	2022-11-28	Rare	Standard
PLST #EMA-2	2022-04-29	Mythic	Standard
SLD #173	2021-06-21	Mythic	Standard
SLD #173	2021-06-21	Mythic	Standard
EMA #2	2016-06-10	Mythic	Standard
EMA #2	2016-06-10	Mythic	Standard
V09 #1	2009-08-28	Mythic	Standard
G04 #2	2004-01-01	Rare	Judge Promo
OLEP #17	1998-04-10	Rare	Standard

Showing the 10 most recent of 24 printings.