Desperate Ritual
Instant — Arcane$5.94
Add . 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.)
Legal in Commander
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Combos 19
Desperate Ritual + Reiterate + Bonus Round
- Infinite magecraft triggers
- Infinite storm count
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Bonus Round by paying {1}{R}{R}. Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{R}. Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Desperate Ritual. Resolve the Desperate Ritual copy, adding {R}{R}{R}. Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying {4}{R}{R}{R}, creating a copy of Desperate Ritual. Bonus Round triggers, creating a copy of Reiterate. Resolve the Reiterate copy, creating a copy of Desperate Ritual. Resolve the second Desperate Ritual copy, adding {R}{R}{R}. Resolve the first copy of Desperate Ritual, adding {R}{R}{R}. Repeat from step 5.
Desperate Ritual + Mizzix of the Izmagnus + Reiterate
- Infinite copies of instant and sorcery spells on the stack
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You have at least four experience counters.
Steps
Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {R}. In response, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying {R}{R}, copying Desparate Ritual and putting Reiterate into your hand. Resolve the Desperate Ritual copy, adding {R}{R}{R}. Repeat from step 2. Once you have infinite mana, you may cast Reiterate with buyback any number of times, targeting anything.
Desperate Ritual + Dual Casting + Psychic Puppetry
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Dual Casting attached to a creature you control that does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{R}. As you cast Desperate Ritual, reveal Psychic Puppetry from your hand and pay {U} to add its effects to Desperate Ritual. Holding priority, activate the creature with Dual Casting attached by paying {R} and tapping it, copying Desperate Ritual, with the copy also having the effects of Psychic Puppetry. Resolve the Desperate Ritual copy, untapping the creature with Dual Casting attached and adding {R}{R}{R}. Repeat from step 3.
Desperate Ritual + Izzet Guildmage + Lava Spike
- Infinite damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Lava Spike by paying {R} and choosing to pay {1}{R} and reveal Desperate Ritual from your hand, adding Desperate Ritual's effects onto Lava Spike, with Lava Spike targeting an opponent. Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{R}, adding {R}{R}{R}. Activate Izzet Guildmage's second ability by paying {2}{R}, copying Lava Spike, targeting an opponent. Resolve the copy of Lava Spike, adding {R}{R}{R} and dealing three damage to an opponent. Repeat from step 4.
Desperate Ritual + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Through the Breach
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{R} and choosing to pay {2}{R}{R} and reveal Through the Breach from your hand, adding Through the Breach's effects to Desperate Ritual. Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it to your hand, copying Desperate Ritual. Resolve the copy of Desperate Ritual, adding {R}{R}{R} and putting Rootha from your hand onto the battlefield. Repeat from step 2.
Desperate Ritual + Rootha, Mercurial Artist + Sneak Attack
- Infinite creature ETB
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite magecraft triggers
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{R}. Holding priority, activate Rootha by paying {2} and returning it from the battlefield to your hand, copying Desperate Ritual. Resolve the copy of Desperate Ritual, adding {R}{R}{R}. Activate Sneak Attack by paying {R}, putting Rootha from your hand onto the battlefield. Repeat from step 2. If you have another Arcane card in hand, you may either cast that card and splice Desperate Ritual onto it, or splice it onto Desperate Ritual to get infinite copies of the effect(s).
Desperate Ritual + Mirror Sheen + Lava Spike
- Infinite damage
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Able to produce {2}{U/R}{U/R}{R}{R}.
Steps
Cast Lava Spike, targeting yourself. Splice Desperate Ritual onto Lava Spike. Hold priority and activate Mirror Sheen, targeting Lava Spike. Have the copy of Lava Spike target another player. Resolve the copy of Lava Spike. Using the RRR from the copy of Lava Spike's text from Desperate Ritual, activate Mirror Sheen, targeting Lava Spike. Repeat. Cast Lava Spike by paying its mana cost, targeting yourself. Holding priority, cast Desperate Ritual by paying its splice cost, adding its effects onto Lava Spike. Holding priority, activate Mirror Sheen by paying {1}{U/R}{U/R}, copying Lava Spike, which also has the effects of Desperate Ritual, targeting an opponent. Resolve Lava Spike, dealing damage to an opponent and adding {R}{R}{R}. Repeat from step 3.
Desperate Ritual + Pili-Pala + Dual Casting
- Infinite colored mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Desperate Ritual by paying its mana cost. Holding priority, activate Pili-Pala by paying {R} and tapping it, copying Desperate Ritual. Resolve the copy of Desperate Ritual, adding {R}{R}{R}. Activate Pili-Pala by paying {2} and untapping it, adding one mana of any color. Repeat from step 2.
Desperate Ritual + Torchling + Dual Casting
- Infinite red mana
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
Dual Casting attached to Torchling. Torchling does not have summoning sickness.
Steps
Cast Desperate Ritual by paying {1}{R}. Holding priority, activate Torchling by paying {R} and tapping it, copying Desperate Ritual. Resolve the copy of Desperate Ritual, adding {R}{R}{R}. Activate Torchling by paying {R}, untapping it. Repeat from step 2.
Desperate Ritual + Mirror Sheen + Devouring Greed
- Infinite lifegain
- Infinite lifegain triggers
- Infinite lifeloss
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Steps
Cast Devouring Greed by paying its mana cost, targeting yourself. Holding priority, cast Desperate Ritual by paying its splice cost, adding its effects onto Devouring Greed. Holding priority, activate Mirror Sheen by paying {1}{U/R}{U/R}, copying Devouring Greed, which also has the effects of Desperate Ritual, targeting an opponent. Resolve Devouring Greed, causing an opponent to lose life, and causing you to gain life and add {R}{R}{R}. Repeat from step 3.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Stella Lee, Wild CardStella Lee, Wild Card copies your spells and Desperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery.
- Gandalf the GreyGandalf the Grey copies your spells and Desperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery.
- Lutri, the SpellchaserLutri, the Spellchaser copies your spells and Desperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery.
- Rootha, Mercurial ArtistRootha, Mercurial Artist copies your spells and Desperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery.
- Venser, Fervent ForgerVenser, Fervent Forger copies your spells and Desperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery.
- Zada, Hedron GrinderDesperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery, which Zada, Hedron Grinder can use.
- Krark, the ThumblessDesperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery, which Krark, the Thumbless can use.
- Prismari, the InspirationDesperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery, which Prismari, the Inspiration can use.
- Storm, Force of NatureDesperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery, which Storm, Force of Nature can use.
- Melek, Izzet ParagonDesperate Ritual is an Instant or sorcery, which Melek, Izzet Paragon can use.