Off Balance
Mana cost
Mana value1TypeInstant
Color identity
White
RarityCommon
SetNemesis (NEM)
ArtistJeff Miracola
Price€0.07 · foil €1.01 · $0.06
About this card
Off Balance is an instant card in Magic: The Gathering with mana value 1 (color identity: white). Printed in Nemesis (2000). Legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage and Pauper. Cardmarket price: €0.07.
Off Balance 
Instant
Target creature can't attack or block this turn.
A heavy weapon deals plenty of damage—but it does have to hit.
Name in each language
FrançaisDéséquilibreEnglishOff BalanceEspañolDesequilibrioDeutschGleichgewichtsverlustItalianoPerdita di EquilibrioPortuguêsDesequilibrado日本語よろめき
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernNot legalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2004-10-04
The ability only does something if used before attackers or blockers (as appropriate) are declared during a turn. If used after the creature is declared as an attacker or blocker, nothing happens.