Forbidden Ritual

Forbidden Ritual

Sorcery

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Sacrifice a nontoken permanent. If you do, target opponent loses 2 life unless that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice or discards a card. You may repeat this process any number of times.

on-cast —

on-cast — makes each opponent lose 2 life

on-cast —

on-cast —

Causes: sacrifice a nontoken permanent, a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, make a player lose life, sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, discard a card.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

  1. Electro, Assaulting Battery — When Electro, Assaulting Battery leaves the battlefield thanks to Forbidden Ritual, it triggers

a nontoken permanent is sacrificed — 108 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Forbidden Ritual:

  1. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — brings a card back
  2. It That Betrays — brings a card back
  3. Nazgûl Battle-Mace — brings a card back
  4. Skittering Precursor — makes a token
  5. Evendo Brushrazer — exiles a card from your library

a permanent is sacrificed — 109 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Forbidden Ritual:

  1. Scavenger's Talent — mills a card
  2. Sandbender Scavengers — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Popular Egotist — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Blood Aspirant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis — gets +2/+0
  6. Merchant of Venom — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Sorcerer's Broom — makes a token
  8. Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz — gains you 2 life
  9. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

10 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

  1. Cosmic Rebirth — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard that Cosmic Rebirth can bring back
  2. Starving Revenant — Forbidden Ritual fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more permanent cards Starving Revenant needs
  3. Yuna's Decision — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard that Yuna's Decision can bring back
  4. Squirming Emergence — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard, and Squirming Emergence gets bigger
  5. Hologram Stalker — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard that Hologram Stalker can bring back
  6. Badlands Revival — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard that Badlands Revival can bring back
  7. Urborg Repossession — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard that Urborg Repossession can bring back
  8. Return of the Mole Man — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard, and Return of the Mole Man gets bigger
  9. Puca's Covenant — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard that Puca's Covenant can bring back
  10. Trystan's Command — Forbidden Ritual puts cards into the graveyard that Trystan's Command can bring back

117 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Forbidden Ritual:

  1. Jinxed Ring — deals 1 damage
  2. Liability — makes a player lose 1 life

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Forbidden Ritual:

  1. Prince of Thralls — brings a card back
  2. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  3. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  4. Sarulf, Realm Eater — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Aetherworks Marvel — adds 1 mana
  6. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken permanent leaves the battlefield — 313 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

  1. Genku, Future Shaper — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Forbidden Ritual, Genku, Future Shaper makes a token

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Forbidden Ritual:

  1. Super Shredder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nefarious Imp — scries

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

When Forbidden Ritual makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Sangromancer — gains you 3 life
  6. Lo and Li, Royal Advisors — puts a counter on an Advisor
  7. Nath of the Gilt-Leaf — makes a token
  8. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  9. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  10. Currency Converter — exiles it

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

When a permanent makes a player lose life thanks to Forbidden Ritual:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

  1. Death to Our Enemies — When Death to Our Enemies is sacrificed thanks to Forbidden Ritual, it deals 7 damage
  2. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Forbidden Ritual, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Forbidden Ritual is one).

  1. Spellweaver Volute — When Forbidden Ritual is cast, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell

433 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.