Desperate Ritual
Secret Lair Drop · Rare · Normal · #1984 · Current price $21.23
The card
{1}{R} · Instant — Arcane
Add {R}{R}{R}.
Splice onto Arcane {1}{R} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
Keywords: Splice
Price history
Traded between $16.99 and $21.32 over the last 90 days, peaking 11 Sep 2026. Now $21.23 — 0.4% below its 90-day high. Over the window it moved +25.0%.
AI price forecast
- 7-day: $21.23 (+0.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $20.83 to $21.81
- 14-day: $21.31 (+0.4%, high confidence) — 80% range $20.56 to $22.14
- 30-day: $21.44 (+1.0%, high confidence) — 80% range $20.16 to $22.85
Other printings
Desperate Ritual has 8 printings tracked here; this is the 2nd most expensive.
- Champions of Kamigawa (Foil) — $58.14
- Modern Masters (Foil) — $15.91
- Ultimate Masters (Foil) — $13.76
- Modern Masters — $7.46
- Ultimate Masters — $7.34
- Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might — $6.97
- Champions of Kamigawa — $6.48
Playability & legality
EDHREC rank 956 — a measure of how often it appears in Commander decks.
Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper.
About this printing
- This is a reprint, not a first printing.
- Borderless border.
- 2015 frame.
- Art by Frank Frazetta.
Forecasts are statistical estimates with confidence intervals, not guarantees. Collectibles are speculative. This is not financial advice.