---
name: "Village Rites"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STA"
set_name: "Strixhaven Mystical Archive"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matthew G. Lewis"
oracle_id: "365548fb-5acc-4a8a-b20b-26d28b7d029f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/village-rites-sta"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw two cards.

> *« Mes collègues honnissent la barbarie de l'Ère sanglante, mais je crois que nous avons beaucoup à apprendre des magies d'une guerre incessante. »
—Embrose, doyen de Plumargent*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Altar's Reap](/printing/altars-reap-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Corrupted Conviction](/printing/corrupted-conviction-otj.md) — Instant
3. [Merciless Resolve](/printing/merciless-resolve-soi.md) — Instant
4. [Sacrifice](/printing/sacrifice-lea.md) — Instant
5. [Skulltap](/printing/skulltap-scg.md) — Sorcery
6. [Dredge](/printing/dredge-inv.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #35
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matthew G. Lewis
- **Total Printings:** 65 across all historical editions

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