Master of Dark Rites
Master of Dark Rites: Creature - Vampire Cleric, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. Tap, Sacrifice another creature: Add BBB. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Vampire Cleric
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 83
- Artist
- Igor Kieryluk
- Commander rank
- 2,697 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Master of Dark Rites
Master of Dark Rites is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 83 in that set, with art by Igor Kieryluk. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.50 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}, Sacrifice another creature: Add {B}{B}{B}. Spend this mana only to cast Vampire, Cleric, and/or Demon spells.
"With each sacrifice, we step closer to the Age of Everflowing Blood."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.50 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Master of Dark Rites by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Master of Dark Rites
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #51 | Rare | 2023 |
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Master of Dark Rites is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.