Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Natural Balance
Mirage · #231 · rare · 1996
Sorcery
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Market reference
$2.64
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 231 / 353
- Release year
- 1996
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- John Malloy
- Colors
- G
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1996-10-08
- Reserved list
- Yes
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{G}{G}
Type: Sorcery
Each player who controls six or more lands chooses five lands they control and sacrifices the rest. Each player who controls four or fewer lands may search their library for up to X basic land cards and put them onto the battlefield, where X is five minus the number of lands they control. Then each player who searched their library this way shuffles.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $2.64 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.94 |
| MTGO tix | 0.39 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Natural Balance is real?
Natural Balance is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Natural Balance worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Natural Balance is $2.64; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Natural Balance from?
Natural Balance is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Mirage" in the expansion series, released in 1996.
What rarity is Natural Balance?
Natural Balance is a rare card in the Mirage set.
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Other Natural Balance printings
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