Crush the Weak
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- The List #KHM-128 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.14 USD
Crush the Weak deals 2 damage to each creature. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
Foretell {R} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Crush the Weak has 2 printings, first in Kaldheim (2021). EDHREC ranks it #19,185 among Commander cards. It appears most in Aegar, the Freezing Flame decks (458 on EDHREC). It has 4 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Crush the Weak most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame: 458 decks
- Hansk, Slayer Zealot: 110 decks
- The Balrog, Flame of Udûn: 2 decks
- Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat: 1 decks
- Donna Noble
Often played with Crush the Weak
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you’re casting a foretold card from exile for its foretell cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
- : Because exiling a card with foretell from your hand is a special action, you can do so any time you have priority during your turn, including in response to spells and abilities. Once you announce you’re taking the action, no other player can respond by trying to remove the card from your hand.
- : Creatures don’t necessarily have to be dealt lethal damage by Crush the Weak to be exiled. After being dealt damage, if they would die for any reason that turn, they’ll be exiled instead.
- : Casting a foretold card from exile follows the timing rules for that card. If you foretell an instant card, you can cast it as soon as the next player’s turn. In most cases, if you foretell a card that isn’t an instant (or doesn’t have flash), you’ll have to wait until your next turn to cast it.