---
name: "Expel the Unworthy"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Danny Schwartz"
oracle_id: "4af2e62f-150e-4fd0-98b0-c6e72f5f9a51"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/expel-the-unworthy-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Expel the Unworthy
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
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.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #25
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Danny Schwartz
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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