Force of Will
Force of Will: Instant, Dominaria Remastered. You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{U}{U}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered (DMR)
- Released
- 2023-01-13
- Collector number
- 50
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Commander rank
- 192 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Force of Will
Force of Will is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare blue instant from Dominaria Remastered (DMR), a Masters set released in January 2023. It is collector number 50 in that set, with art by Donato Giancola. It costs {3}{U}{U} (three generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Premodern, Duel Commander, Brawl and Historic. It has been printed in 12 sets, from Alliances (1996) to Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $63.56 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
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.
"Your artillery will burn itself out before I allow my focus to waver."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $63.56 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Force of Will by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Banned |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Banned |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Banned |
| Historic | Banned |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Force of Will
Force of Will has been printed in 12 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #149 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #19 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #84 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #284 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #418 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Double Masters (2XM) #340 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Double Masters (2XM) #51 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #14 | Special | 2017 |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) #49 | Mythic | 2016 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #69 | Rare | 2014 |
| Judge Gift Cards 2014 (J14) #4 | Rare | 2014 |
| Legacy Championship (OLGC) #2011 | Rare | 2011 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Force of Will.
- 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.
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