Village Rites

Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #35 · Uncommon · Instant

Mana cost: {B}

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

Illustrated by Matthew G. Lewis · Released April 23, 2021

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.04 USD (9.1%) to $0.40 USD; low $0.38 USD, high $0.54 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 · $0.86 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 · $0.38 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 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2021 · $0.40 USD
  10. Kaldheim #117 (KHM) · Common · 2021 · $0.36 USD
  11. Core Set 2021 #126 (M21) · Common · 2020 · $0.34 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.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Marrow-Gnawer · in 45% of 47 decks
  2. Edgar Markov · in 38% of 50 decks
  3. Zurgo Stormrender · in 26% of 46 decks
  4. Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver · in 22% of 45 decks
  5. Syr Konrad, the Grim · in 20% of 40 decks
  6. Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist · in 18% of 49 decks
  7. Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar · in 17% of 47 decks
  8. Deadpool, Trading Card · in 17% of 48 decks

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