Culling the Weak
Secret Lair Drop 883 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 883
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Desmuncubic
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add black mana black mana black mana black mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Culling the Weak was originally released as an uncommon card in the 1997 Exodus expansion, representing a mechanic tied to the dark, sacrificial themes of the Phyrexian-aligned lore. As a black-mana instant that allows a player to sacrifice a creature to gain four black mana, it has long been a staple in high-power formats like Commander for its ability to enable explosive, fast-paced turns.
The version from the Secret Lair series, illustrated by the artist Desmuncubic, was produced as part of a specialized art-focused drop. The design moves away from traditional fantasy tropes, opting for a bold, stylized aesthetic that highlights the visceral nature of the spell. This iteration was received by the community as a significant visual departure, appealing to collectors who favor modern, graphic-novel-inspired artistic interpretations over standard set-based card illustrations.
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