Village Rites
Strixhaven Mystical Archive 35 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Matthew G. Lewis
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
"My colleagues revile the barbarity of the Blood Age, but I believe we have much to learn from the magics of endless war."— Embrose, Silverquill dean
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 released in the Core Set 2021 as a common card, designed to provide black decks with a low-cost, efficient way to draw cards by sacrificing a creature. The card’s mechanical identity focuses on the flavor of 'sacrifice for power,' a recurring theme in black magic within the game's color pie. It became a staple in various formats due to its ability to turn dying creatures into immediate resources.
For the Strixhaven Mystical Archive, this specific printing was re-imagined with unique, high-fantasy artwork by Matthew G. Lewis. The Archive was a special subset of cards featured within the Strixhaven: School of Mages set, intended to represent an collection of legendary spells found in the archives of the university. The aesthetic for these cards was inspired by ancient, illuminated manuscripts, moving away from the standard game frame to offer a more ornate, scholarly visual identity.
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