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Balancing Act

{2}{W}{W}

Sorcery

Odyssey

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Each player chooses a number of permanents they control equal to the number of permanents controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Each player discards cards the same way.

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Date Posted: Sat May/10/14 at 3:54 pm

A_atheist
Posts: 19
Joined: 28-Jan-12

Have Grand Abolisher, Kormus bell and Pearl Medallion in play. Have Urborg, Ghostway and Balancing act in hand. Play Urborg, tap enough mana to play both Ghostway and balancing act. Cast Ghostway, bounce all your creatures and lands, then cast Balancing act, to reduce your opponents board state to very little. At end of turn, return all your perms to play. your Opponents should not have a hand size.
Date Posted: Sun May/11/14 at 6:38am

knarf_the_dwarf
Posts: 1370
Joined: 30-Nov-11

Your Balancing act may be countered.
Date Posted: Sun May/11/14 at 8:11am

terakhan
Posts: 636
Joined: 24-Mar-13

Grand Abolisher in the list stops that.
Date Posted: Sun May/11/14 at 10:23am

Pal-of-Lim-Dul
Posts: 1148
Joined: 24-May-10

Actually it won't as it is removed from the battlefield (if I'm reading it correctly).
Date Posted: Sun May/11/14 at 9:13pm

A_atheist
Posts: 19
Joined: 28-Jan-12

Cast Balancing Act first, then in response, then cast Ghostway. should be fine at that point
Date Posted: Mon May/12/14 at 2:35pm

knarf_the_dwarf
Posts: 1370
Joined: 30-Nov-11

No.
116.3. Which player has priority is determined by the following rules:
116.3a ....
116.3b The active player receives priority after a spell or ability (other than a mana ability) resolves.
116.3c ...
116.3d If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. If any mana is in that player’s mana pool, he or she announces what mana is there. Then the next player in turn order receives priority.

So what happens is that Ghostway resolves, then you get priority and pass, then your opponents get priority and may counter the Balancing Act.