Dark Ritual

Instant

Add {B}{B}{B}.

Combos

• Dark Ritual + Isochron Scepter + Voltaic Key
• Dark Ritual + Underworld Breach

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oldschool 93/94	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

ReticleMouse on The Litch King

1 week ago

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TheOfficialCreator on See You, Space Cowboy

1 week ago

Brainstealer Dragon is a bit on the end of the curve, but seems definitely worth it. Also, Dark Ritual. Never a bad time for a Dark Ritual.

I think the worst thing you left out is Bone Miser. My black heart sobs at this exemption.

Azoth2099 on Disa the restless [high power]

1 week ago

Nice base! But if you want to consistently get a 3-pip 5-drop commander on the board in a reasonable time frame, you're going to need more rocks for sure. Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone, and your guild Talismans like Talisman of Indulgence will go a long way here. I'd also recommend more rituals like Dark Ritual, Culling the Weak, Burnt Offering & Sacrifice. Tons of value!

vic on 96 Swamp Deck

2 weeks ago

I think you also need Spellbook. Otherwise you can't make it work until Turn 7, when you can cast both Ad Nauseam and Sickening Dreams on the same turn. With Spellbook (or Reliquary Tower), you could keep your large hand and then win on Turn 6 instead of 7.

You could also make it work by fetching Dark Ritual on Turn 4, then Ad Nauseam on Turn 5, then doing everything on Turn 6.

FAIRxPOTAMUS on A Ghoulcallers Dream

1 month ago

BrianStacks nice! Thanks for the tip. I’ve come up with some crazy numbers for how many zombies I can create. I appreciate the help getting that higher. My only regret right now with this deck is I don’t have a way to actually return something from the grave like Gravepurge but I’m debating if I need that. I feel like relying more on the tokens so Tombstone Stairwell is a great suggestion. I could switch a two cost with this and throw in Dark Ritual or something to ramp. What is your opinion?

Veethevvitch on The apocalypse (Sheoldred)

1 month ago

ShadowMasterNL Thank you for your comment, but I have more questions if you don't mind.

Do you always run 33 to 35 lands on top of all the rituals like : Dark Ritual+ Culling the Weak, dorks like: Crypt Ghast and rocks for extra mana ?

Because I was aiming to add more for fast mana in this case considering my avg cmc is around 2.84 so I wanted to play as much as possible as fast as possible to gain the edge and get ahead of the curve.

Should I consider removing some rocks and add more lands ? Or do you have any suggestions for cuts ?

I am a bit stuck at the moment with what to remove and still keep the deck balanced, asking for a friend lmao. XD

Vessiliana on What is a Man? (a hyper aggro Edgar Markov EDH)

1 month ago

Well, at this point, it is delicate business cutting things! I might suggest Vampire Socialite for one. For the other? It's rough! Personally, I would cut Dark Ritual, just because I like to be able to use my mana again.

nuperokaso on Win Turn 0 vs Yu-Gi-Oh

1 month ago

If you actually playtest the deck, many times your hand is not that great.

1. 8 of your tutors put the card only on the top of your library rather than into your hand. I suggest you play Demonic Tutor rather than Imperial Seal.
2. You have problems with color fixing. You end up being unable to play your cards because you don't have right combination of mana. If your plan is solely to play only one turn, then Lotus Petal is better than Mox Jet or Mox Sapphire.
3. With Dark Ritual and 8 Lotuses, It's reasonable to get to 5-6 black mana. Some 2 Ad Nauseam and/or Yawgmoth's Bargain would improve your consistency.
4. Ceremonious Rejection looks bad. If your only plan is to play for one turn, play Pact of Negation. You'll save 1 mana and have more possible targets. It's better if you start the game. If your opponent starts the game, Ceremonious Rejection only works if you have Leyline of Anticipation. And if you have that, you should able to win even with Pact of Negation trigger.
5. Play 4 Gitaxian Probe and 4 Street Wraith. Your deck doesn't care for life, and you need to get your relevant cards.
6. If you are allowed to play 4 Black Lotus and 4 Blacker Lotus, then I assume anything is playable. If so, you forgot to include the most powerful card in the entire history - Contract from Below