Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak: Instant, Mystery Booster 2. As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add BBBB. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 40
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Commander rank
- 539 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2), a Masters set released in August 2024. It is collector number 40 in that set, with art by Scott M. Fischer. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Exodus (1998) to Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $8.84 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add {B}{B}{B}{B}.
"The blood of the weak shall be the ink with which we scribe great Yawgmoth's glorious name." -Stronghold architect, journal
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $8.84 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Culling the Weak by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Culling the Weak
Culling the Weak has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #157 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #27 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #92 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1818 | Rare | 2025 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #883 | Rare | 2025 |
| Media and Collaboration Promos (PMEI) #2023-8 | Rare | 2023 |
| Exodus (EXO) #55 | Common | 1998 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Culling the Weak, newest first.
- Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
- You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.