Force of Will
Instant
SOASecrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive#19mythic
Game ChangerBorderlessShowcase
Banned in BrawlBanned in Duel CommanderBanned in HistoricBanned in Premodern
"We must be prepared to part with things we hold dear to protect those we love." —*A Song of Wartime*
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- borderless
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 195–16094
- Illustrator
- Rovina Cai
- Found in
- Secrets of Strixhaven Collector Booster Pack · Secrets of Strixhaven Play Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderBanned
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricBanned
TimelessLegal
BrawlBanned
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernBanned
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
Plays as:
Cost AlternativeFree SpellCounterspellLife Outlet
Market · per finishspark updated 3m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Market
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$64.43
+2.9%
Since Apr 2026:H $89.99L $59.93$59.99
$47.00
$12.99+22% · normal spread
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Foil
$82.83
-4.7%
Since Apr 2026:H $187.00L $82.49$79.89
$48.00
$31.89+40% · normal spread
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Rulings
1 · latest Dec 8, 2022
- WotCDec 8, 2022
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.