Desperate Ritual

Secret Lair Drop · #1984 · rare · EN

€14.38 · Foil €12.39

cheapest of 21 store offers · see all

market $20.27 · Foil $21.54

Mana cost: {1}{R}

Type: Instant — Arcane

Commonly played as: Ramp

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.)

Artist: Frank Frazetta

Released: 2025-06-09

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $20.27
  • Cardmarket foil (converted): $21.54
  • Cardmarket: €14.38
  • Cardmarket foil: €19.38
  • MTGO tix: 0
$23.12$10.31
233 days of daily prices for Desperate Ritual: $11.40 to $20.27
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 233 days tracked · $11.40 → $20.27 (+78%) · low $10.31 · high $23.12
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
CardTraderDM · foil · 3 days agoDMfoil€12.393 days ago
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€14.38today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$19.50today
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$20.69today
TopDeck HeroNM · 4 days agoNMregularCA$29.994 days ago
CardTraderSP · 3 days agoSPregular€19.253 days ago
CardTraderNM · foil · 3 days agoNMfoil€19.253 days ago
CardTraderSP · foil · 3 days agoSPfoil€19.253 days ago
CardmarketNM · foil · todayNMfoil€19.62today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$21.84today
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$22.93today
CardTraderMP · foil · 3 days agoMPfoil€29.503 days ago

Truncated: 9 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 21 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 6 lists
  • 8 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

  • Mind {R}{U}1 copy · 60 cards · official precon

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All printings of Desperate Ritual

USD · low $5.94 · high $20.27

Set#RarityUSD
Secret Lair Drop#2706 · rare2706rare$19.77
Secret Lair Drop#1984 · rare1984rare$20.27
Ultimate Masters#127 · uncommon127uncommon$5.94
Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might#14 · uncommon14uncommon$6.25
Modern Masters#110 · uncommon110uncommon$7.62
Champions of Kamigawa#163 · common163common$6.89