Brutal Expulsion

Brutal Expulsion

Instant

Mana cost: {2}{U}{R}

How we read this card

Devoid
Return target spell or creature to its owner's hand.

on-cast — bounce

Brutal Expulsion deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If that creature or planeswalker would die this turn, exile it instead.

on-cast — deals 2 damage

on-cast —

Causes: you face a dilemma, a creature leaves the battlefield, a spell leaves the battlefield, a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage, exile a creature, exile a planeswalker, a planeswalker leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, it triggers

a planeswalker is exiled — 231 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

  1. Kaya's Ghostform — When a creature is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Kaya's Ghostform blinks a permanent

a planeswalker deals noncombat damage — 357 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

  1. Tamanoa — When Brutal Expulsion deals noncombat damage, Tamanoa gains you that much life

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

When Brutal Expulsion poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

  1. The War Games — When a creature is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

  1. Elemental Expressionist — When Elemental Expressionist is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, it makes a token
  2. Ashnod's Intervention — When a creature is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  3. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — When a creature is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — When a creature is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Kaya, Spirits' Justice copies a permanent
  5. Soulherder — When a creature is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Soulherder puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When a creature or planeswalker is exiled thanks to Brutal Expulsion, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

When Brutal Expulsion deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Soul-Scar Mage — puts that many counters on a permanent
  3. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  4. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an instant is cast — 3,931 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

When Brutal Expulsion is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  3. Tor Wauki the Younger — deals 2 damage
  4. Lunar Mystic — draws you 1 card
  5. Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time — grants rebound
  6. Repeated Reverberation — copies an ability
  7. Riku of Two Reflections — copies a spell
  8. Sword of Wealth and Power — copies a spell
  9. Artist's Talent — draws and discards
  10. In the Eye of Chaos — counters a spell

427 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token
  4. Dual Nature — exiles a creature

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Extractor Demon mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Aang, Airbending Master puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Dour Port-Mage draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Vela the Night-Clad makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Taeko, the Patient Avalanche scries
  7. Phantasmal Mount — When Phantasmal Mount leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, it triggers
  8. Funeral March — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Sally Sparrow triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Brutal Expulsion, Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior triggers

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Brutal Expulsion:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Shriveling Rot — kills it
  3. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  4. Hot Soup — kills a creature
  5. Cracked Skull — kills a creature
  6. Sporogenic Infection — kills a creature
  7. Frozen Solid — kills a creature
  8. Mortal Wound — kills a creature
  9. Mire Blight — kills it
  10. Death Pits of Rath — kills it

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Brutal Expulsion is one).

When Brutal Expulsion is cast:

  1. Windrider Wizard — draws you 1 card
  2. Relic Amulet — puts a charge counter on itself
  3. Master of Winds — triggers

9 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.