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◇ Catalog #1818

Culling the Weak

sld·#1818·rare·borderless

Illus. Desmuncubic

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Mar '25

1 yr ago

Value

$27.53+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $27 · low $25

NM$26.5

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$25–$28modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $27low $18range 43.7%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #576 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$27

Gameplay

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Add {B}{B}{B}{B}.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2013-04-15wotc

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.

2013-04-15wotc

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $26.53. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $18.46 and $26.53 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #1818 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #576 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Desmuncubic. Rarix catalogs 18 other cards credited to this artist.