Expel the Unworthy (Modern Horizons 3 #25)

Expel the Unworthy {1}{W}

Sorcery

Kicker {2}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W} as you cast this spell.)

Choose target creature with mana value 3 or less. If this spell was kicked, instead choose target creature. Exile the chosen creature, then its controller gains life equal to its mana value.

Illustrated by Danny Schwartz

Standard
Alchemy
Pioneer
Historic
Modern
Brawl
Legacy
Timeless
Vintage
Pauper
Commander
Penny
Oathbreaker
Notes and Rules Information for Expel the Unworthy:
  • Use the creature's mana value as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much life its controller gains. (2024-06-07)
  • If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked." (2024-11-08)
  • The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once. (2024-11-08)
  • If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it. (2024-11-08)
  • If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked. (2024-11-08)
  • If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was. (2024-11-08)
  • To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was. (2024-11-08)