Dark Ritual
Strixhaven Mystical Archive 26 • rare
- Set
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Robbie Trevino
- Market price
- $9.76
What it does
Add black mana black mana black mana.
"They distrust my methods, but when they want results, whom do you think they seek?"— *Incantations of Lim-Dûl*
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 is a foundational card in Magic: The Gathering, originally debuting in the Alpha set of 1993. As a classic piece of black-mana acceleration, it represents the color's philosophy of trading long-term resources for immediate power. Its inclusion in the Strixhaven Mystical Archive set in 2021 was a celebratory nod to the game's history, reprinting iconic instant and sorcery spells with unique, ornate border treatments that reflect the academic and magical aesthetic of the Strixhaven University setting.
The art for this specific printing was created by artist Yongjae Choi, who utilized the Mystical Archive's signature stained-glass-inspired design language. This artistic direction was intended to evoke the feeling of ancient magical scrolls and library artifacts, moving away from the gritty illustrations of earlier versions toward a more sophisticated, ethereal aesthetic. The card was received with significant enthusiasm by the player base, as it provided a highly aesthetic, collectible version of a staple spell that remains a cornerstone of competitive formats like Legacy and Commander.
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