First printed in Champions of Kamigawa (2004)

All 6 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2706, 2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1984, 2025
Ultimate Masters (UMA) #127, 2018
Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might (DDS) #14, 2017
Modern Masters (MMA) #110, 2013
Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #163, 2004

Desperate Ritual

Instant — Arcane

Add Red Red Red .
Splice onto Arcane 1 generic Red (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 4.3% of Modern decks played it (97 of 2236). Most played in Ruby Storm. In the last 30 days 0.2% of Legacy decks played it (2 of 1103). Most played in URG (unclassified).

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 4% of decks (#155)
Red, Instants, Ramp
Commander staples: main deck, 9% of decks (#218)
Red, Instants, Ramp
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 5% of decks (#445)
Red, Instants, Ramp

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

35 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite storm count: Bonus Round + Desperate Ritual + Reiterate
Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana…: Bonus Round + Desperate Ritual + Reiterate + Ruby Medallion
Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack, Infinite magecraft triggers…: Desperate Ritual + Mizzix of the Izmagnus + Reiterate
Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana: Desperate Ritual + Dual Casting + Psychic Puppetry
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Archaeomancer + Desperate Ritual + Displacer Kitten + Seething Song
Infinite damage, Infinite magecraft triggers: Desperate Ritual + Izzet Guildmage + Lava Spike
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Desperate Ritual + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Through the Breach
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Desperate Ritual + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Sneak Attack
Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite damage: Desperate Ritual + Lava Spike + Mirror Sheen
Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana…: Desperate Ritual + Displacer Kitten + Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Pyretic Ritual

See all 35 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 97 of 2236 decks (4.3%).

Share of decks

4.3%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

97 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

62%

14 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Ruby Storm	4.2%	100%
Mono-Red (unclassified)	0.2%	80%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Pyretic Ritual	100%	23.1
Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy	96%	23.1
Hex Magic	96%	23.1
Past in Flames	96%	23.1
Manamorphose	96%	22.6
Wish	95%	23.1
Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge	95%	16.3
Ruby Medallion	94%	23.1
Reckless Impulse	94%	23.1
Wrenn's Resolve	94%	23.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Ruby Storm hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 64	9-1 90%
Ruby Storm 4FunNoWin in Modern Challenge 64	9-1 90%
Ruby Storm hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 32	6-1 86%
Ruby Storm CBJr in Modern RC Super Qualifier	7-2 78%
Ruby Storm makaaaa in Modern Challenge 96	7-2 78%
Ruby Storm hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 64	6-2 75%
Ruby Storm hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Ruby Storm SanPop in Modern Challenge 64	5-2 71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Red Pafru, 27 Oct	4 main	#10 4-2
Ruby Storm hugofreitas1, 27 Oct	4 main	#20 3-3
Ruby Storm Fatone, 27 Oct	4 main	#5 4-2
Ruby Storm SanPop, 27 Oct	4 main	#9 3-2
Mono-Red Pafru, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0
Ruby Storm Fatone, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0
Ruby Storm Nuserdog, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0
Ruby Storm SanPop, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 2 of 1103 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
URG (unclassified)	1.0%	18%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
URG dedema, 26 Oct	3 main	5-0
URG TonyScapone, 17 Oct	3 main	5-0

Pauper Other periods →

In 55 of 1908 decks (2.9%).

Share of decks

2.9%

▲ 2.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

55 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.6

in the main deck

Win rate

64%

18 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Temur Storm	2.9%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Seething Song	100%	34.7
Geothermal Crevice	100%	34.7
Seize the Storm	100%	34.1
Thornscape Familiar	100%	34.1
Goblin Anarchomancer	100%	33.5
Sandstone Needle	100%	30.8
Glimpse the Impossible	100%	30.8
Hickory Woodlot	100%	29.8
Manamorphose	100%	28.9
First Day of Class	98%	34.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Temur Storm Kampo in Pauper Challenge 32	9-0 100%
Temur Storm Lamela in Pauper Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Temur Storm Lamela in Pauper Challenge 32	8-1 89%
Temur Storm Kampo in Pauper Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Temur Storm AlessandroPiraccini in Pauper Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Temur Storm Kampo in Pauper Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Temur Storm DIDIER Jules in the300	6-2 75%
Temur Storm Lamela in Pauper Challenge 32	5-2 71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Temur Storm Kampo, 28 Oct	4 main	#2 7-2
Temur Storm Lamela, 28 Oct	4 main	#5 5-2
Temur Storm kuldothared, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
Temur Storm saidin.raken, 28 Oct	4 main	5-0
Temur Storm Kampo, 27 Oct	4 main	#4 5-3
Temur Storm RickArt7, 27 Oct	3 main	#18 3-3
Temur Storm pizzangry, 27 Oct	3 main	#21 1-2
Temur Storm Lamela, 27 Oct	4 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 556 of 6150 decks (9.0%).

Share of decks

9.0%

▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

556

556 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

30%

99 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver	8.3%	0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	0%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	3%
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	25%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	5%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess	2.0%	2%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	5%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Lotus Petal	98%	1.1
Chrome Mox	97%	1.1
Rite of Flame	96%	2.3
Jeska's Will	95%	3.1
Mana Vault	95%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	95%	1.0
Ancient Tomb	94%	1.1
Pyretic Ritual	92%	9.0
Deflecting Swat	92%	1.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Ral, Monsoon Mage Aidan M Stanley in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming	4-1 80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage blakey623 in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH	4-1 80%
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Aliff Mohd Shukor in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	4-1 80%
Urabrask Connor Matthews in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	4-2 67%
Etali, Primal Conqueror Thomas Hines in Gem State CEDH \| Ad Naus for a Cause!	4-2 67%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Hunter Baker in Tabletop Tavern \| Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026	4-2 67%
Ral, Monsoon Mage Peter Cepynsky in Paragon Gaming October 24th CEDH $3K	3-2 60%
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave Jordan Drake [Monolith] in Commander Invitational Qualifier - The Gathering Place	3-2 60%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Nissa, Leyline Tamer Abe pinto, 26 Oct	1 main	#13 1-4
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Danny Zeigler, 26 Oct	1 main	#17 1-3
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh Ryan Cohen, 25 Oct	1 main	#1 3-1
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers Andrew Roberts, 25 Oct	1 main	#11 1-2
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools Austin Dye, 25 Oct	1 main	#12 0-1
Etali, Primal Conqueror Sawyer, 25 Oct	1 main	#15 1-3
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin dami, 25 Oct	1 main	#23 0-2
Ral, Monsoon Mage James Lei, 25 Oct	1 main	#27 0-0

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 3 of 80 decks (3.8%).

Share of decks

3.8%

▼ 3.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Red (unclassified)	2.5%	50%
UR (unclassified)	2.5%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Pyretic Ritual	100%	26.7
Jeska's Will	100%	13.3
Seething Song	100%	13.3
Rite of Flame	100%	7.3
Simian Spirit Guide	100%	5.7
Pyrokinesis	100%	4.2

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UR Fuz65, 21 Oct	1 main	5-0
Mono-Red Dudarudi, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0
UR Fuz65, 11 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.