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Desperate Ritual

Desperate Ritual

{1}{R}
Instant — Arcane

Add {R}{R}{R}.

Splice onto Arcane {1}{R} (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.)

Illustrated by Sandra Everingham

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Not Legalhistoric
Not Legaltimeless
Not Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Not Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#2706
RarityRare
ReleasedDec 31, 2026
EDHREC rank#947

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Rulings (5)
  • If all of the spell’s targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen.

    Jun 7, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  • A card with a splice ability can’t be spliced onto itself because the spell is on the stack (and not in your hand) when you reveal the cards you want to splice onto it.

    Jun 7, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  • You reveal all cards you intend to splice at the same time. Each individual card can be spliced only once onto any one spell.

    Jun 7, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  • You choose all targets for the spell after revealing cards you want to splice, including any targets required by the text of any of those cards. You may choose a different target for each instance of the word “target” on the resulting spell.

    Jun 7, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Desperate Ritual isn’t a mana ability. When cast, it (or the spell it’s spliced onto) goes on the stack like any spell and can be responded to.

    Jun 7, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast

Printings (6)

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