Culling Scales
Mirrodin 160 • rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 160
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy target nonland permanent with the lowest mana value. (If two or more permanents are tied for lowest, target any one of them.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Culling Scales was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion, a set centered on a plane made entirely of metal. The card belongs to a series of artifacts designed to showcase the set's mechanical focus on permanence and recurring sacrifice effects. It reflects the environment's industrial aesthetic, where the inhabitants of Mirrodin struggle with the artifact-dominated nature of their world.
The artwork was illustrated by Darrell Riche, whose contribution captures the stark, mechanical nature of the Mirrodin block. The design team created this card to function as a persistent board-control element, forcing players to manage their permanent counts carefully. It received modest attention upon release for its utility in niche strategic decks that thrive on the periodic culling of the weakest assets on the battlefield.
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About Culling Scales
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