---
name: "Dark Ritual"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DDC"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Clint Langley"
oracle_id: "53f7c868-b03e-4fc2-8dcf-a75bbfa3272b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-ritual-ddc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dark Ritual
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Add {B}{B}{B}.

> *"Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due."
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cabal Ritual](/printing/cabal-ritual-tor.md) — Instant
2. [Liturgy of Blood](/printing/liturgy-of-blood-m14.md) — Sorcery
3. [Master of Dark Rites](/printing/master-of-dark-rites-lcc.md) — Creature — Vampire Cleric
4. [Bog Witch](/printing/bog-witch-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
5. [Initiates of the Ebon Hand](/printing/initiates-of-the-ebon-hand-fem.md) — Creature — Cleric
6. [Mark Ritual](/printing/mark-ritual-unk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic (DDC) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Clint Langley
- **Total Printings:** 148 across all historical editions

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