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Culling the Weak

Culling the Weak

{B}

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Add {B}{B}{B}{B}.

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Legality

LegalCommanderNot legalStandardNot legalModernLegalPremodernLegalLegacyLegalVintageNot legalBrawlNot legalPioneer
LegalOathbreaker
LegalPauperNot legalHistoric
Not legalTimeless

Rulings

Oct 4, 2004

You sacrifice a creature when casting the spell and you can’t sacrifice more than one creature to get extra mana.

Apr 15, 2013

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

Apr 15, 2013

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.