Cabal Ritual
Cabal Ritual: Instant, Torment. Add BBB. Threshold - Add BBBBB instead if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Torment (TOR)
- Released
- 2002-02-04
- Collector number
- 51
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Commander rank
- 451 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Threshold
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About Cabal Ritual
Cabal Ritual is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Torment (TOR), an expansion set released in February 2002. It is collector number 51 in that set, with art by Greg Hildebrandt. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Torment (2002) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $15.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-04).
Card text
Add {B}{B}{B}.
Threshold - Add {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} instead if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
"Each syllable chills your veins. Each word rattles your mind." -Cabal Patriarch
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $15.20 (as of 2026-11-04).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Cabal Ritual by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Cabal Ritual
Cabal Ritual has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2199 | Rare | 2025 |
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #177 | Common | 2024 |
| From the Vault: Lore (V16) #2 | Mythic | 2016 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #106 | Uncommon | 2014 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.