Culling the Weak
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive 27 • rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Aitor Sebastián
- Market price
- $8.28
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add black mana black mana black mana black mana.
"Great power awaits those who can stomach its cost."— *The Season of Loss,* chapter one
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 in the 1997 Magic: The Gathering set Exodus as a rare black instant. The card reflects the grim, high-risk philosophy of the game's early years, providing a significant mana boost at the cost of sacrificing a creature. Its inclusion in the 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages Mystical Archive series brought it back into circulation with a distinct, scholarly aesthetic fitting the set's magical university theme.
The Mystical Archive variant features artwork by illustrator Johannes Voss, who moved away from the visceral horror of the original 1997 illustration toward a more ethereal, academic representation. This design was part of a larger effort by Wizards of the Coast to curate iconic spells with uniform, stylized frames inspired by historical manuscripts and ancient texts, receiving broad praise from players for its elegance and thematic cohesion.
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