Dark Ritual
Mystery Booster 2 179 • common
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 179
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $5.70
What it does
Add black mana black mana black mana.
"Eye of twilight, give us sight. Take our offer, give us might. Make our power tears of night."
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 has been a foundational element of Magic: The Gathering since its debut in the Alpha set of 1993. As a black-aligned instant, it allows players to sacrifice one mana to generate three, providing an essential boost to speed and tempo that has defined black's identity within the game's color pie for over three decades. It is widely considered one of the most powerful and iconic ritual spells ever printed, remaining a staple in formats like Legacy and Commander.
The Mystery Booster 2 version, featuring collector number 179, utilizes the classic artistic themes established for the card's history. These reprints are curated as part of a specialized playtest-focused set, designed to provide players with access to historically significant cards while celebrating the game's long-running aesthetic and mechanical evolution. By keeping the familiar, ominous visual language of the original intent, this edition serves as a bridge for collectors to appreciate the card's enduring legacy in contemporary play.
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