Magic: The Gathering · commander
Village Rites
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander · #212 · common · 2023
Instant
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Market reference
$0.44
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 212 / 370
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Igor Kieryluk
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2023-11-17
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Strategy & play
How Village Rites plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Village Rites
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Pauper tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Igor Kieryluk
This card was illustrated by Igor Kieryluk.
About this card
Mana cost: {B}
Type: Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards.
"The Skelle raise scorn poles in conquered villages—cursed effigies of wood and bone that sap survivors of physical strength and the will to fight back."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.44 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.41 |
| MTGO tix | 0.31 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Village Rites is real?
Village Rites is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Village Rites worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Village Rites is $0.44; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Village Rites from?
Village Rites is from the Magic: The Gathering set "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander" in the commander series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Village Rites?
Village Rites is a common card in the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander set.
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