Desperate Ritual
Instant — Arcane · 
Desperate Ritual is part of 35 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Mirror Sheen and Seething Song.
Desperate Ritual
Instant — Arcane
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Splice onto Arcane (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.)
- Mana value
- 2
- Keywords
- Splice
- Produces
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Desperate Ritual across all of its 35 combos.
Roles in combos
What Desperate Ritual provides to the combos it is part of.
- Instant/Sorcery That Adds Mana (Rituals)
- Arcane Spells
Combos with Desperate Ritual
35 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Reiterate
Desperate Ritual
Bonus Round
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Reiterate
Desperate Ritual
Bonus Round
Ruby Medallion
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Mizzix of the Izmagnus
Desperate Ritual
Reiterate
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Dual Casting
Psychic Puppetry
Desperate Ritual
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Displacer Kitten
Archaeomancer
Seething Song
Desperate Ritual
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Izzet Guildmage
Lava Spike
Desperate Ritual
Results in combo:
Infinite damage
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
Desperate Ritual
Through the Breach
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Rootha, Mercurial Artist
Sneak Attack
Desperate Ritual
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Mirror Sheen
Lava Spike
Desperate Ritual
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite damage
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Pili-Pala
Dual Casting
Desperate Ritual
Results in combo:
Infinite colored mana
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders
Displacer Kitten
Pyretic Ritual
Desperate Ritual
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders
Displacer Kitten
Desperate Ritual
Rite of Flame
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Saheeli, Sublime Artificer
Underworld Breach
Grinding Station
Desperate Ritual
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite self-mill
Near-infinite death triggers
Near-infinite creature ETB
Near-infinite creature LTB
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite red mana
Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Near-infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Ill-Gotten Gains
Desperate Ritual
Pyretic Ritual
Reverberate
Results in combo:
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Ill-Gotten Gains
Seething Song
Desperate Ritual
Reverberate
Results in combo:
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: R
Cards in combo:
Torchling
Dual Casting
Desperate Ritual
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders
Displacer Kitten
Seething Song
Desperate Ritual
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Ill-Gotten Gains
Seething Song
Desperate Ritual
Increasing Vengeance
Results in combo:
Infinite red mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Ill-Gotten Gains
Desperate Ritual
Pyretic Ritual
Increasing Vengeance
Results in combo:
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Mirror Sheen
Desperate Ritual
Dampen Thought
Results in combo:
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mill
Infinite self-mill
