Culling Scales
Artifact
Culling Scales
Artifact
Card Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy target nonland permanent with the lowest mana value. (If two or more permanents are tied for lowest, target any one of them.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Colorless
- Color Identity
- Colorless
- EDHREC Rank
- #24,659
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (9)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | en | Daren Bader | $0.54 | $4.57 |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | de | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | es | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | fr | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | it | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | ja | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | pt | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | zhs | Daren Bader | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #160 | rare | zht | Daren Bader | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
If the targeted permanent doesn't have the lowest mana value when the ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve and the permanent isn't destroyed.
Most tokens have a mana value of 0. A token that's a copy of another permanent or card has a mana value equal to that permanent or card's mana value.
If the lowest mana value is 3, Culling Scales can destroy itself.
You choose the target. If there's more than one nonland permanent tied for lowest mana value, you choose which one to target.
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