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Dark Ritual
- Instant
- Add
to your mana pool. - "Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due."
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
- Sandra Everingham (Alpha, Beta, Unlimited, Revised, Fourth Edition) - Justin Hampton (Ice Age) - John Coulthart (Mirage) - Clint Langley (Fifth Edition, Battle Royale, Beatdown, Divine vs. Demonic) - Ken Meyer, Jr. (Tempest) - Tom Fleming (Urza's Saga) - Rebecca Guay (Mercadian Masques)
- Common (Alpha, Beta, Unlimited, Revised, Fourth Edition, Ice Age, Mirage, Fifth Edition, Tempest, Urza's Saga, Mercadian Masques, Battle Royale, Beatdown) - Rare (Divine vs. Demonic)
- The text on Dark Ritual was altered to say: Add to your mana pool.
- The flavortext on Dark Ritual was modified to read: "Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due."
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
Dark Ritual was originally released on August 5, 1993 with the release of the Alpha Magic The Gathering edition. This card has since been reprinted in 14 sets, with 7 artists contributing to the various card designs.
With the release of the Ice Age version of Dark Ritual on June 1995, The flavortext on Dark Ritual was modified to read: "Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due." —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
With the release of the Mirage version of Dark Ritual on October 1996, The flavortext on Dark Ritual was modified to read: "The ceremony ended with a voice from the shadows, a voice with vast, ominous power." —Kifimbo, Shadow Guildmage
With the release of the Fifth Edition version of Dark Ritual on March 1997, The flavortext on Dark Ritual was removed.
With the release of the Tempest version of Dark Ritual on October 1997, The flavortext on Dark Ritual was modified to read: "If there is such a thing as too much power, I have not discovered it." —Volrath
With the release of the Urza's Saga version of Dark Ritual on October 1998, The flavortext on Dark Ritual was modified to read: "From void evolved Phyrexia. Great Yawgmoth, Father of Machines, saw its perfection. Thus The Grand Evolution began." —Phyrexian Scriptures
With the release of the Mercadian Masques version of Dark Ritual on September 1999, The flavortext on Dark Ritual was modified to read: "Eye of twilight, give us sight. Take our offer, give us might. Make our power tears of night."
With the release of the Battle Royale version of Dark Ritual on November 1999, The flavortext on Dark Ritual was removed.
With the release of the Divine vs. Demonic version of Dark Ritual on April 10, 2009, 2 changes were made to the card. They include: