Expunge

Expunge

Instant

Mana cost: {2}{B}

How we read this card

Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

on-cast —

Cycling {2}

Causes: a creature dies.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

an instant is discarded — 100 cards in the game can cause this (Expunge is one).

When Expunge makes a player discard a card:

  1. Bone Miser — draws you 1 card
  2. Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer — brings a card back
  3. Conspiracy Theorist — brings a card back
  4. Veronica, Dissident Scribe — makes a token
  5. Green Goblin, Nemesis — puts a counter on a Goblin
  6. Surly Badgersaur — deals damage

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

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Expunge is one).

When Expunge makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Expunge is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back
  2. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — When Expunge is in the graveyard, Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring it back
  3. The Deck of Many Things — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
  4. Afterlife from the Loam — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Afterlife from the Loam can bring back
  5. Crypt Champion — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  6. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal can bring back
  7. Push // Pull — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Push // Pull can bring back
  8. Vivien on the Hunt — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Vivien on the Hunt can bring back
  9. Virtus's Maneuver — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Virtus's Maneuver can bring back
  10. Dredger's Insight — Expunge puts cards into the graveyard that Dredger's Insight can bring back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Expunge is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Expunge:

  1. Vraska, the Silencer — brings a card back
  2. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  3. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  5. Ghoulish Procession — makes a token
  6. Ogre Slumlord — makes a token
  7. Minotaur, Roxxon CEO — makes a token
  8. Harvester of Souls — draws you 1 card
  9. Magus of the Bridge — exiles itself
  10. Koh, the Face Stealer — exiles it

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Expunge is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Expunge:

  1. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  2. Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity — brings a card back
  3. Avatar Destiny — mills a card
  4. Blood Spatter Analysis — mills a card
  5. Shadows of the Past — scries
  6. Shriveling Rot — makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  7. Meathook Massacre II — brings a card back
  8. Saffi Eriksdotter — sacrifices itself

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Expunge is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Expunge makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

66 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 (Expunge is one).

When Expunge is cast:

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — adds 1 mana
  2. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  3. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — brings a card back
  4. Cyclops Superconductor — gets +1/+1
  5. Jeskai Sage — gets +1/+1
  6. Cryptic Pursuit — triggers

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Expunge is one).

  1. Aerith, Last Ancient — When Expunge is in the graveyard, Aerith, Last Ancient can bring it back
  2. Havi, the All-Father — Expunge fills your graveyard toward the 4 or more cards Havi, the All-Father needs
  3. Zuko's Conviction — When Expunge is in the graveyard, Zuko's Conviction can bring it back
  4. Stitch Together — When Expunge is in the graveyard, Stitch Together can bring it back
  5. Back for Seconds — When Expunge is in the graveyard, Back for Seconds can bring it back
  6. Decaying Soil — Expunge fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Decaying Soil needs
  7. Repentant Vampire — Expunge fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  8. Treacherous Vampire — Expunge fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Treacherous Vampire needs
  9. Sibsig Muckdraggers — Expunge fills the graveyard Sibsig Muckdraggers delves from

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