---
name: "Blood Rites"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "159"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "69757aaf-182e-41a0-a5b4-4404e4c81c45"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blood-rites-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blood Rites
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{1}{R}, Sacrifice a creature: This enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

> *大峨どもの血の儀式が神河に鬼を放ち闊歩させたことで、神の脅威は更に恐ろしさを増した。――神乱見聞録*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Barrage of Expendables](/printing/barrage-of-expendables-jmp.md) — Enchantment
2. [Weaponize the Monsters](/printing/weaponize-the-monsters-iko.md) — Enchantment
3. [Seal of Fire](/printing/seal-of-fire-jvc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Skirsdag Cultist](/printing/skirsdag-cultist-ddk.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
5. [Goblin Bombardment](/printing/goblin-bombardment-tmp.md) — Enchantment
6. [Bloodpyre Elemental](/printing/bloodpyre-elemental-ala.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #159
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`