First printed in Champions of Kamigawa (2004)
All 6 prints
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2706, 2026
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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1984, 2025
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Ultimate Masters (UMA) #127, 2018
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Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might (DDS) #14, 2017
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Modern Masters (MMA) #110, 2013
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Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #163, 2004
Desperate Ritual 
Instant — Arcane
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Splice onto Arcane (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.)
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Staple
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Modern staples:
main deck, 4% of decks (#158)
Red, Instants, Ramp -
Commander staples:
main deck, 9% of decks (#218)
Red, Instants, Ramp -
Duel Commander staples:
main deck, 5% of decks (#488)
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
