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Power Sink
Instant
uncommon
Counter target spell unless its controller pays . If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.
Semantic Tags
Prevents a spell or ability from resolving.
Prevents a spell or ability from resolving.
Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.
Tax or prevent spellcasting — Rule of Law, Thalia, Sphere of Resistance.
Slows opponents down by taxing actions or restricting what they can do.
Slows opponents down by taxing actions or restricting what they can do.
Format Legality
Price history
Printings (25)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set#270 | common | · | · | · |
| The Zeta Set#149 | common | · | · | · |
| The Zeta Set#28 | common | · | · | · |
| The List#MIR-83 | common | · | · | · |
| 30th Anniversary Edition#369 | common | · | · | · |
| 30th Anniversary Edition#72 | common | · | · | · |
| Vintage Masters#88 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Beatdown Box Set#14 | common | · | · | · |
| Classic Sixth Edition#87 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Urza's Saga#89 | common | · | · | · |
| Tempest#78 | common | · | · | · |
| Fifth Edition#111 | uncommon | · | · | · |
| Introductory Two-Player Set#12 | common | · | · | · |
| Mirage#83 | common | · | · | · |
| Rivals Quick Start Set#11 | common | · | · | · |
| Pro Tour Collector Set#shr93 | common | · | · | · |
| Ice Age#91 | common | · | · | · |
| Fourth Edition#93 | common | · | · | · |
| Summer Magic / Edgar#74 | common | · | · | · |
| Revised Edition#74 | common | · | · | · |
Rulings
Does not increase the mana cost of the spell. It just requires a separate expenditure in order for it to succeed.
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.
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.