Culling Mark
Sorcery
Target creature blocks this turn if able.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Born of the Gods
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #27865
Culling Mark forces an opponent to sacrifice a creature at instant speed for two mana — clean, unconditional, and with no targeting clause to dodge hexproof or shroud. It's a narrow role-player that earns its slot only in sacrifice-synergy builds where the death trigger matters more than the card itself.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Culling Mark occupies the bottom tier of removal — it hands the opponent the choice, so the best creature in the room survives. Dedicated sacrifice engines like Prossh or Meren decks can weaponize the trigger, but even there, a Fleshbag Marauder hits every opponent and doesn't cost a card slot on its own. In Pauper it's legal and marginally more relevant in aggressive shells where forcing a sacrifice disrupts combat math, but there are cleaner commons for the job. Culling Mark is unlikely to see meaningful play in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer — those formats have instant-speed unconditional removal that doesn't give the opponent a choice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Culling Mark is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and nothing else. Price is stable by default: there's no demand pressure to push it up, and no reprint risk to push it down.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.