Dark Ritual
Fifth Edition 153 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 153
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Clint Langley
- Market price
- $4.98
What it does
Add black mana black mana black mana.
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 ecosystem since its inception in the Alpha set of 1993. As a signature black mana-acceleration spell, it defined the color's identity by allowing players to sacrifice long-term resources for immediate, explosive power. The card's design remains a quintessential example of the early game balance philosophy, where high-risk, high-reward mechanics were used to distinguish the five colors of magic.
The Fifth Edition printing, released in 1997, featured new artwork by British artist Clint Langley. Known for his distinctive, often gritty illustrative style in the comic book and gaming industries, Langley’s interpretation departed from the original minimalist aesthetic. While the card remained mechanically identical to its predecessors, the Fifth Edition release sought to consolidate the game's evolving visual language across a massive, core set, framing Langley’s work as a bridge between the game's early abstract roots and its burgeoning professional identity.
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