---
name: "Rites of Initiation"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "182"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bradley Williams"
oracle_id: "77aa591d-efb5-48b5-98aa-5c8912ede11b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rites-of-initiation-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rites of Initiation
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Discard any number of cards at random. Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sacred Rites](/printing/sacred-rites-ody.md) — Instant
2. [Kindle the Carnage](/printing/kindle-the-carnage-dis.md) — Sorcery
3. [Acceptable Losses](/printing/acceptable-losses-ody.md) — Sorcery
4. [Thrill of Possibility](/printing/thrill-of-possibility-fdn.md) — Instant
5. [Amok](/printing/amok-sth.md) — Enchantment
6. [Cathartic Pyre](/printing/cathartic-pyre-ecc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #182
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bradley Williams

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