---
name: "Expel"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "18"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Billy Christian"
oracle_id: "58776b25-794e-4a87-bc71-a77c025b9b03"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/expel-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Expel
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target tapped creature.

> *퀸토리우스는 전투 전술을 연습하는 것보다 역사책을 뒤지는 것을 훨씬 더 행복해하는 몽상가였다. 그와 사관학교가 서로 동의한 단 한 가지는, 그가 부대에 어울리지 않는다는 것이었다.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Excoriate](/printing/excoriate-bng.md) — Sorcery
2. [Swift Response](/printing/swift-response-cmm.md) — Instant
3. [Mistmeadow Vanisher](/printing/mistmeadow-vanisher-moc.md) — Creature — Kithkin Wizard
4. [Banish from Edoras](/printing/banish-from-edoras-ltr.md) — Sorcery
5. [Unmake](/printing/unmake-prm.md) — Instant
6. [Not on My Watch](/printing/not-on-my-watch-mkm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #18
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Billy Christian
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`