Expel the Unworthy
~$0.07 low · ~$0.11 high
White. Sorcery
Modern Horizons 3 #25 · Illustrated by Danny Schwartz
Modern Horizons 3 #25 · Illustrated by Danny SchwartzWhat is Expel the Unworthy worth?
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Oracle text
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Choose target creature with mana value 3 or less. If this spell was kicked, instead choose target creature. Exile the chosen creature, then its controller gains life equal to its mana value.
Format legality
The only printing of Expel the Unworthy
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Modern Horizons 3 mh3 #25· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.08 foil | common | $0.07 | $0.11 | €0.02€0.08 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #23,857 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Kicker
- Artist
- Danny Schwartz
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Modern Horizons 3 card (#25).
0025 · MH3 · C · EN
- 0025Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MH3Set code for Modern Horizons 3
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (7)
2024-06-07
Use the creature's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much life its controller gains.
2024-11-08
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
2024-11-08
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
2024-11-08
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
2024-11-08
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2024-11-08
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
2024-11-08
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
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