ERT INTO test.t1 VALUES (1),(2),(3); (SELECT * FROM test.t1 UNION VALUES (10)) INTERSECT VALUES (1),(3),(10),(11); +------+ | num | +------+ | 1 | | 3 | | 10 | +------+ ((SELECT * FROM test.t1 UNION VALUES (10)) INTERSECT VALUES (1),(3),(10),(11)) ORDER BY 1 DESC; +------+ | num | +------+ | 10 | | 3 | | 1 | +------+ URL: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/precedence-control-in-table-operations/https://mariadb.com/kb/en/precedence-control-in-table-operations/