Dark Ritual
Media and Collaboration Promos 2025-8 • rare
- Set
- Media and Collaboration Promos
- Collector number
- 2025-8
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Tom Fleming
- Finish
- Foil
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 DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Dark Ritual has been a foundational element of the Magic: The Gathering card game since its debut in the Alpha set of 1993, representing the quintessential black-mana acceleration spell. As a card that allows players to trade one black mana for three, it has remained a controversial and powerful staple throughout the game's competitive history, frequently undergoing shifts in rarity and legality as design philosophies evolved to manage the game's power curve.
This specific 2025-8 promotional version features artwork by Tom Fleming, a long-time contributor to the game known for his dramatic, highly rendered style. Fleming’s interpretation of the card leans into the dark, ritualistic aesthetic synonymous with the spell’s function, utilizing high-contrast lighting to evoke the ominous nature of tapping into deep, forbidden power. This promotional release continues a tradition of reissuing iconic legacy cards to celebrate their enduring impact on the game's mechanical identity.
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