---
name: "Ritual of Subdual"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "174"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Justin Hampton"
oracle_id: "e0587218-206e-41ed-af3c-f06b7a668e90"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ritual-of-subdual-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ritual of Subdual
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {2} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces colorless mana instead of any other type.

> *"That which does not bend to the will of Freyalise shall surely break."
—Kolbjörn, elder druid of the Juniper Order*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Infernal Darkness](/printing/infernal-darkness-me2.md) — Enchantment
2. [Freyalise's Radiance](/printing/freyalises-radiance-csp.md) — Enchantment
3. [Illusionary Terrain](/printing/illusionary-terrain-ice.md) — Enchantment
4. [Reality Twist](/printing/reality-twist-ice.md) — Enchantment
5. [Halls of Mist](/printing/halls-of-mist-ice.md) — Land
6. [Naked Singularity](/printing/naked-singularity-me4.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #174
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Justin Hampton
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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