Price$4.77 – $9.96
Buy on TCGplayerRite of Flame
Sorcery
LegalRampRank #679
Add , then add for each card named Rite of Flame in each graveyard.
Why is this card good?
The classic suspension of disbelief ritual. Rite of Flame costs one red mana and gives you two back (plus more if multiples are in graveyards, which basically never happens in singleton EDH). So at face value it's net +1 red mana for a card.
Why play it: Rituals like this are the lifeblood of explosive combo and storm decks. The extra mana itself isn't the point — it's temporary acceleration that lets you chain spells in a single turn to assemble a combo, fuel a big Storm count, or power out something like a fast [[Underworld Breach]] line. It also feeds your graveyard, relevant for spellslinger payoffs and ritual recursion.
Who wants it: Red combo/storm commanders — Krark/Sakashima, Birgi, Kalamax, Jeska, anything looking to go off in a burst.
When NOT to play it: Any deck that just wants to develop a board over multiple turns. Net +1 mana, once, is genuinely bad card advantage in a fair midrange or aggro deck. This card is only good if you're cashing it in for a win that turn.
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