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Power Sink

{X}{U}

Instant

BTDBeatdown Box Set#14common
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Mark Poole
Found in
Beatdown
Printings27EDHREC rank#9,887
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.
Plays as:
CounterspellX Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-1.8%
$4.79
$0.34 low$0.08 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 27 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

3 · latest Mar 1, 2010
  • WotCMar 1, 2010

    Only lands that actually have mana abilities will get tapped. This includes basic lands and lands with mana abilities printed on them, as well as lands which have been granted a mana ability by some effect.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    Does not increase the mana cost of the spell. It just requires a separate expenditure in order for it to succeed.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    When this spell resolves, you either pay X mana or let your lands become tapped. The lands that become tapped are not “tapped for mana”. If you choose to pay, you may pay the X mana using whatever mana abilities you want to use.