Eject the Warp Core

Eject the Warp Core

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{1}{B} · Instant
Common · Star Trek · Art by Pierre Raveneau
Kicker—Sacrifice an artifact or creature. (You may sacrifice an artifact or creature in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets -6/-6 until end of turn instead.
Predicted power
Standard 0 Eng.FUsr.

Not legal in this format after release.

Band illegalConfidence 100%
Pioneer 0 Eng.FUsr.

Not legal in this format after release.

Band illegalConfidence 100%
Modern 27 Eng.FUsr.

Far below Fatal Push: two mana for -2/-2 is poor, while the -6/-6 mode costs a permanent and needs a shell that profits from sacrifice.

Best home Artifact-sacrifice shellsBand speculativeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if A proven Modern sacrifice shell with plentiful disposable artifacts or creatures could make the kicked mode a useful removal-plus-outlet package.

Legacy 21 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy's removal must be much cheaper or more reliable; this is substantially worse than Fatal Push unless sacrificing a permanent is intrinsically profitable.

Best home Artifact-sacrifice shellsBand speculativeConfidence 73%

Could be wrong if Cheap artifacts such as Mishra's Bauble could reduce the practical sacrifice cost in a presently underrepresented shell.

Pauper 42 Eng.D+Usr.

Ichor Wellspring can make the kicker tolerable in Grixis Affinity, but Cast Down is far more reliable and -2/-2 is a weak default mode.

Best home Grixis AffinityBand fringeConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if If artifact-sacrifice synergies prove central, Wellspring-style fodder could make -6/-6 removal more attractive than expected.

Commander 28 Eng.FUsr.

A one-shot sacrifice outlet attached to temporary shrink is highly replaceable; optimized decks prefer unconditional removal or repeatable free outlets.

Best home Artifact aristocratsBand speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if A commander that rewards both sacrificing artifacts and reducing toughness could turn its otherwise inefficient two effects into one useful card.

Limited 58 Eng.C+Usr.

Two mana -2/-2 is useful combat removal, and sacrificing a doomed creature can answer nearly anything with -6/-6, though it is often a two-for-one.

Best home Black creature decksBand solidConfidence 39%

Could be wrong if Unknown creature toughness, artifact fodder, and sacrifice payoffs could move it from dependable removal to narrow filler or premium synergy.

Sacrifice-enabled shrink removal

“A weak baseline removal spell whose kicked mode is efficient only when sacrificing a disposable permanent is already valuable.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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