Ritual of the Machine
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
AlliancesALL · #59
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 4.18 € · 9.95 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Black
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Anson Maddocks
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1996-06-10
Flavour text
"Rumors persist of dark deeds performed in the depths of Soldev. When will Dagsson heed the danger therein?" —Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
Rulings
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
