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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #157
Culling the Weak
soa·#157·rare·showcase·JA
Illus. Ayako Ishiguro
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Apr '26
3 mo ago
Value
$88.41+$4 (+4.2%)
30 days high $91 · low $83
NM$88.4
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$82–$93modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $119low $48range 146.2%n 49
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #576 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Add {B}{B}{B}{B}.
「偉大なる力は、その代償を飲み込める者を待っている。」
――「損失の季節」第一章
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
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 $88.41. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $48.23 and $118.76 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #157 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive 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 Ayako Ishiguro. Rarix catalogs 10 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ayako Ishiguro
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