Weigh Down
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #26546
Weigh Down kills any creature with toughness 2 or less for a single black mana — no conditions, no targeting restrictions, instant speed. It's a role-player, not a staple, but in formats or strategies that care about one-mana removal density, it earns its slot.
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, Weigh Down is borderline — most threats you need to answer have toughness well above 2, so it handles utility creatures and mana dorks but whiffs on commanders and fatties. Pauper is where it actually shines: the format's creature base sits low to the ground, and one-mana instant removal at common is a genuine commodity. In Modern and Legacy, Weigh Down competes against Fatal Push and Snuff Out, which answer a much wider range of targets, so it rarely makes the cut outside of extreme budget builds or high-density removal packages. Pioneer players have the same problem — the format's threats outscale it too often to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Weigh Down is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you'd bother ordering it. It's not a card that accumulates value, so grab it as a throw-in and don't think twice about the price.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.