Culling Ritual
Culling Ritual: Sorcery, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value 2 or less. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}{G}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 302
- Artist
- Lorenzo Mastroianni
- Commander rank
- 580 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Culling Ritual
Culling Ritual is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and green sorcery from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 302 in that set, with art by Lorenzo Mastroianni. It costs {2}{B}{G} (two generic, one black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.81 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value 2 or less. Add {B} or {G} for each permanent destroyed this way.
"Great power requires great sacrifice. But it need not be my own."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.81 (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 Culling Ritual by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Culling Ritual
Culling Ritual has been printed in 10 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) #127 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #192 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #62 | Rare | 2026 |
| Wizards Play Network 2025 (PW25) #4 | Rare | 2025 |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #85 | Rare | 2024 |
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #219 | Rare | 2024 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #921 | Rare | 2023 |
| Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC) #117 | Rare | 2023 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #172p | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #172s | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #172 | Rare | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #337 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Culling Ritual.
- You can choose to add either {B} or {G} for each permanent destroyed. You aren't limited to one color.
Similar cards
Other sorcery cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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Culling Ritual is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
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