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Desperate Ritual

{1}{R}

Instant — Arcane

UMAUltimate Masters#127uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 27–373
Illustrator
Wayne Reynolds
Found in
Ultimate Masters Draft Booster Pack
Printings5Combos26EDHREC rank#970
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Add {R}{R}{R}. Splice onto Arcane {1}{R} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
Plays as:
Ritual
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-4.7%
$6.45
$4.00 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-2.1%
$13.23
$9.00 low$3.00 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$6.45· across 5 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

5 · latest Jun 7, 2013
  • WotCJun 7, 2013

    A card with a splice ability can’t be spliced onto itself because the spell is on the stack (and not in your hand) when you reveal the cards you want to splice onto it.

  • WotCJun 7, 2013

    Desperate Ritual isn’t a mana ability. When cast, it (or the spell it’s spliced onto) goes on the stack like any spell and can be responded to.

  • WotCJun 7, 2013

    If all of the spell’s targets are illegal when the spell tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen.

  • WotCJun 7, 2013

    You choose all targets for the spell after revealing cards you want to splice, including any targets required by the text of any of those cards. You may choose a different target for each instance of the word “target” on the resulting spell.

  • WotCJun 7, 2013

    You reveal all cards you intend to splice at the same time. Each individual card can be spliced only once onto any one spell.