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Dark Ritual
Mercadian Masques · Common · Illustrated by Rebecca Guay · 1999
Price History
Price history
Daily NM closing price · TCGplayer
By Condition
| Condition | Price | vs NM | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | $6.39 | 100% | Scryfall |
| LP | $3.19 | 50% | TCGplayer |
| MP | $2.90 | 45% | TCGplayer |
| HP | $2.00 | 31% | TCGplayer |
| DMG | $2.62 | 41% | - |
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Format Profile
♛EDHREC rank #34 - commander staple
Lore & Trivia
Card Lore
Dark Ritual is one of the five Alpha boons and was potentially the second-most powerful after Ancestral Recall, providing exceptional mana acceleration for mono-black decks. It was removed from core sets after Fifth Edition because designers felt it negatively impacted black card design, with the ritual ability subsequently shifted to red.
One of the five Alpha boons, second only to Ancestral Recall in powerRemoved from core sets after Fifth Edition due to design constraints on black cardsRitual ability shifted from black to red in later design philosophyHas been printed with multiple card types including interrupt and mana source before becoming an instantFrequently reprinted in casual-focused special sets like Duel Decks and From the Vault
Artist
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Rebecca Guay
Mercadian Masques · #129 · 1999
All Printings58
30A
30th Anniversary Edition
$399.98
LEA
Limited Edition Alpha
$245.97
LEB
Limited Edition Beta
$210.23
SLD
Secret Lair Drop · Borderless · Inverted
$132.58
$185.36 ✦
STA
Strixhaven Mystical Archive · Borderless · Etched
$53.92
$85.37 ✦
CEI
Intl. Collectors' Edition
$49.99
CED
Collectors' Edition
$34.72
FBB
Foreign Black Border
$29.57
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