Village Rites

Kaldheim (KHM) #117 · Common · Instant

Mana cost: {B}

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.

The Skelle raise scorn poles in conquered villages—cursed totems of wood and bone that sap survivors of physical strength and the will to fight back.

Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk · Released February 5, 2021

Prices

Nonfoil price over the last 90 days: up $0.03 USD (8.6%) to $0.38 USD; low $0.30 USD, high $0.53 USD.

Printings

  1. The List #INR-137 (PLST) · Common · 2026
  2. Secret Lair Drop #2248 (SLD) · Rare · 2025
  3. Innistrad Remastered #137 (INR) · Common · 2025 · $0.93 USD
  4. Innistrad Remastered #392 (INR) · Common · 2025 · $1.32 USD
  5. Foundations Jumpstart #508 (J25) · Common · 2024 · $0.38 USD
  6. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #212 (LCC) · Common · 2023 · $0.37 USD
  7. Jumpstart 2022 #486 (J22) · Common · 2022 · $0.36 USD
  8. Game Night: Free-for-All #64 (GN3) · Common · 2022 · $0.76 USD
  9. Strixhaven Mystical Archive #35 (STA) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.41 USD
  10. Kaldheim #117 (this printing) · Common · 2021 · $0.38 USD
  11. Core Set 2021 #126 (M21) · Common · 2020 · $0.35 USD

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2021-02-05 · wotc — You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.

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  5. Syr Konrad, the Grim · in 20% of 40 decks
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