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◇ Catalog #35

Village Rites

sta·#35·uncommon·showcase

Illus. Matthew G. Lewis

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '21

5 yr ago

Value

$0.49+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.51 · low $0.46

NM$0.49

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.45–$0.52modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.90low $0.04range 9650.0%n 120

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #194 · Popular pick

Variants

Showcase$0.49

Gameplay

Instant

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

"My colleagues revile the barbarity of the Blood Age, but I believe we have much to learn from the magics of endless war." —Embrose, Silverquill dean

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

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.49. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $3.90 across 120 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #35 of *Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2021 Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.

Card type: Instant, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. 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 Matthew G. Lewis. Rarix catalogs 17 other cards credited to this artist.