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Forbidden Ritual {2}{B}{B}

Sorcery

Sacrifice a nontoken permanent. If you do, target opponent loses 2 life unless that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice or discards a card. You may repeat this process any number of times.

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Visions

English · 1997-02-03

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Visions (released 1997-02-03), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: f5327e6d-db4e-4b44-a00e-b764e80b8946
Oracle ID: 4b5d9c76-8be8-4e25-b978-9750df3d8c15
TCGplayer ID: 5844

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