{"product_id":"balance","title":"Balance (Repaint)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic 2-mana white sorcery first printed in \u003cem\u003eAlpha\u003c\/em\u003e (1993). It is the most time consuming and detailed Magic painting by artist Mark Poole in the \u003cem\u003eAlpha\u003c\/em\u003e set. It enforces equality by equalizing lands, creatures, cards in hand and embodies white’s theme of justice and cosmic fairness. \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e is a very versatile card that does everything, all for just 1W mana. Decks can be built to minimize permanents and cards in hand, turning \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e into a one-sided \u003cem\u003eArmageddon\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWrath of God\u003c\/em\u003e combined. It’s a perfect card for stabilizing when behind in board presence or cards in hand. Balance also pairs well with artifact mana and recursion (e.g. \u003cem\u003eRegrowth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYawgmoth’s Will\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTinker\u003c\/em\u003e) for soft locks or full resets. \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e was a pillar of early Magic competitive play. Featured heavily in “The Deck”, Brian Weissman’s famous control deck that defined competitive Magic in the mid-90’s, \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e is restricted in Vintage and banned in Legacy and Commander. In Old School (93\/94) decks, \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e is a staple of white-based control decks and midrange strategies (e.g. The Deck, Erhnamgeddon). \u003cem\u003eBalance\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List and has been reprinted several times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762039222317,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Balance_Repaint_alpha_front_a_white.jpg?v=1775054680","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/balance","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}