First printed in Exodus (1998)
All 8 prints
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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #157, 2026
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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #27, 2026
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Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #92, 2026
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1818, 2025
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #883, 2025
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Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #40, 2024
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Media and Collaboration Promos (PMEI) #2023-8, 2023
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Exodus (EXO) #55, 1998
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
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"The blood of the weak shall be the ink with which we scribe great Yawgmoth's glorious name."
—Stronghold architect, journal
- Illustrated by
- Scott M. Fischer
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Standard Brawl
Rulings (2)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.2 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
31 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite self-mill: Culling the Weak + Stitcher's Supplier + Underworld Breach
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Culling the Weak + Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak + Saw in Half
- Infinite black mana, Infinite creature ETB…: Culling the Weak + Persist + Scholar of the Ages
- Infinite black mana, Infinite creature ETB…: Culling the Weak + Scholar of the Ages + Shallow Grave
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Culling the Weak + Saw in Half + Scholar of the Ages
- Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers…: Archaeomancer + Culling the Weak + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Persist
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Archaeomancer + Culling the Weak + Saw in Half
- Infinite black mana, Infinite death triggers…: Corpse Dance + Culling the Weak + Scholar of the Ages
- Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Archaeomancer + Burnt Offering + Culling the Weak + Entomb + Finale of Promise + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Reanimate + Shallow Grave + Spellseeker + Unearth
- Each opponent returns all creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield, Infinite black mana…: Culling the Weak + Exhume + Scholar of the Ages
