Crush the Weak
Sorcery
Crush the Weak deals 2 damage to each creature. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
Foretell 
(During your turn, you may pay 
and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #18046
Crush the Weak clears the board of every 1-toughness creature for two mana — efficient, clean, and wide enough to sweep most token boards and mana dorks in one shot. In Aegar, the Freezing Flame decks it doubles as a draw engine, since any creature with toughness exactly 1 that dies to the damage triggers Aegar's card-draw ability.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame draws a card for each creature an opponent controls that has exactly as much toughness as the damage dealt to it, so Crush the Weak — dealing exactly 2 — converts every 2-toughness creature on your opponents' boards into a card; pair it with other fixed-damage sweepers and Aegar turns a budget wrath into a draw spell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Crush the Weak occupies a narrow but reliable role: two-mana sweeper that handles token floods, mana dorks, and utility creatures with 1–2 toughness while leaving beefier threats alive. It's legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but in those formats a two-mana sorcery that deals 2 damage to all creatures is simply outclassed — Pyroclasm does the same thing and has decades of competitive pedigree in the slots where this effect matters. Crush the Weak's real home is Commander, specifically in Izzet or Gruul shells that want to double-dip on damage-based draw triggers.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Crush the Weak is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a functional two-mana sweeper. Bulk rares and commons at this price point don't move unless a commander makes them a four-of-equivalent staple, and Crush the Weak is niche enough that it stays cheap indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.