Ritual of the Machine
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}{B}
- Type
- Sorcery
- Set
- Masters Edition II #109 (rare)
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Ritual of the Machine has 2 printings, first in Alliances (1996). EDHREC ranks it #18,306 among Commander cards. It appears most in The Beast, Deathless Prince decks (53 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Ritual of the Machine most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- The Beast, Deathless Prince: 53 decks
- Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia: 47 decks
- Commander Greven il-Vec: 6 decks
- Lo and Li, Twin Tutors: 6 decks
- Irini Sengir: 4 decks
- Gallia, Tragic Host: 3 decks
- Krav, the Unredeemed: 2 decks
- Citizen V, Helmut Zemo
Often played with Ritual of the Machine
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
- : You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.