Village Rites
Village Rites: Instant, Innistrad Remastered. As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Innistrad Remastered (INR)
- Released
- 2025-01-24
- Collector number
- 137
- Artist
- Bud Cook
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About Village Rites
Village Rites is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Innistrad Remastered (INR), a Masters set released in January 2025. It is collector number 137 in that set, with art by Bud Cook. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Core Set 2021 (2020) to Innistrad Remastered (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.64 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.
"You were so eager to take and consume. Yet when asked to give, you refuse?"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.64 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Village Rites by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Village Rites
Village Rites has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #INR-137 | Common | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2248 | Rare | 2025 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) #392 | Common | 2025 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #508 | Common | 2024 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #212 | Common | 2023 |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #486 | Common | 2022 |
| Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #64 | Common | 2022 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #35 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #98 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Kaldheim (KHM) #117 | Common | 2021 |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) #126 | Common | 2020 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Village Rites.
- 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.
Similar cards
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