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◇ Catalog #2248

Village Rites

sld·#2248·rare·borderless

Illus. Simon Dominic

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EDHrec rank #194 · Popular pick

Variants

Borderless

Gameplay

Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards.

The Magnamalo roars loudest when victory is near.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2021-02-05wotc

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.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #2248 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2025 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #194 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Simon Dominic. Rarix catalogs 545 other cards credited to this artist.