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Force of Will

Magic: The GatheringSecrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive#19

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Mana cost

Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical ArchiveSOA · #19

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Mythic rare
Indicative price: 53.76 € · ★ 74.44 € · 62.54 $ · ★ 83.77 $
Mana value: 5
Colour: Blue

Card text

You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell.

Format legality

BrawlBanned
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelBanned
GladiatorLegal
HistoricBanned
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernBanned
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.

Printing information

Illustrator: Rovina Cai
Card language: English
Release date: 2026-04-24

Flavour text

"We must be prepared to part with things we hold dear to protect those we love." —*A Song of Wartime*

Rulings

2022-12-08

To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as the alternative cost of Force of Will), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Force of Will's mana value is always 5, no matter what you paid to cast it.