Culling the Weak Price
8 printings · 5 sets · first printed 1998
Culling the Weak has been printed 8 times across 5 sets, first in 1998 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Mystery Booster 2 #40 at $6.94, while the most expensive is Secret Lair Drop #883 at $152.38 — about 22× more. The median across 8 priced printings is $13.75. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 8x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2.
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Every Culling the Weak Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 #40 (C) Cheapest | 2024 | $6.94 | $5.50 |
| Exodus #55 (C) | 1998 | $8.48 | $6.50 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #92 (R) | 2026 | $9.65 | $7.00 |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #27 (R) | 2026 | $10.39 | $6.50 |
| Media and Collaboration Promos #2023-8 (R) Foil | 2023 | $17.10 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop #1818 (R) | 2025 | $19.96 | $14.00 foil |
| Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive #157 (R) Foil | 2026 | $49.17 | — |
| Secret Lair Drop #883 (R) Foil | 2025 | $152.38 | $120.00 foil |
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.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 8 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsPlayers 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.