Village Rites
Secret Lair Drop 2248 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2248
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Simon Dominic
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
The Magnamalo roars loudest when victory is near.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Village Rites was originally introduced in the Core Set 2021 expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed as a highly efficient black instant that allows players to sacrifice a creature to draw two cards. Its mechanical utility stems from the sacrifice archetype, providing a low-mana-cost outlet for triggering death-related effects while simultaneously replenishing hand resources, which quickly made it a staple in competitive formats like Pioneer and Pauper.
The version from the Secret Lair series, featuring artwork by Simon Dominic, reinterprets the card with a distinct aesthetic approach characteristic of the curated drop collections. Dominic utilized a striking, stylized visual language that emphasizes the darker, ritualistic themes inherent in the card's function. This specific printing was released as part of a thematic drop intended to provide players with unique artistic variants, and it was received by the community as a bold departure from the standard set illustration.
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