Dark Ritual
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition 18 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition
- Collector number
- 18
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Fleming
- Market price
- $4.63
What it does
Add black mana black mana black mana.
"From void evolved Phyrexia. Great Yawgmoth, Father of Machines, saw its perfection. Thus the Grand Evolution began."— *Phyrexian Scriptures*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Dark Ritual was originally released as a common card in the Alpha set in 1993, designed by Christopher Rush. It quickly became a cornerstone of the black color identity in Magic: The Gathering, serving as a powerful ritual effect that provides a quick acceleration of mana. The card is a fundamental piece of black's color pie, reflecting the philosophy of gaining temporary power at a cost to the long-term state of the game.
The version included in the 2010 Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition features updated artwork by Volkan Baga. This release was intended to showcase the thematic conflict between the mechanical horrors of Phyrexia and the unified forces of the Coalition. Baga’s illustration leans into the dark, visceral aesthetic characteristic of the Phyrexian faction, providing a stark visual contrast to the more traditional high-fantasy elements found elsewhere in the duel deck.
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