Village Rites

Instant

Village Rites

Name: Village Rites
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: SLD-2248

Song of the Barbarous Beast

Instant

Secret Lair Drop (SLD)·#2248·rare·Dec 1, 2025

Card Text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Draw two cards.

Card Details

Mana Value: 1
Colors: Black
Color Identity: Black
EDHREC Rank: #199

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

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USD Foil

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EUR

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EUR Foil

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Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket

Price History (30d)

All Printings (64)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)Song of the Barbarous Beast	#2248	rare	en	Simon Dominic	—	—
Innistrad Remastered (INR)	#392	common	en	Bud Cook	$1.45	$3.08
Innistrad Remastered (INR)	#137	common	en	Bud Cook	$0.38	$0.65
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#508	common	en	Bud Cook	$0.29	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#212	common	en	Igor Kieryluk	$0.30	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#486	common	en	Igor Kieryluk	$0.23	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#64	common	en	Igor Kieryluk	$0.27	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	en	Matthew G. Lewis	$0.46	$0.65
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	en	Igor Kieryluk	$0.37	$0.38
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	en	Bud Cook	$0.28	$0.47
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#508	common	de	Bud Cook	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#212	common	de	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#486	common	de	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#64	common	de	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	de	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	de	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	de	Bud Cook	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#508	common	es	Bud Cook	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#212	common	es	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#486	common	es	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#64	common	es	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	es	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	es	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	es	Bud Cook	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#508	common	fr	Bud Cook	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#212	common	fr	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#486	common	fr	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#64	common	fr	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	fr	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	fr	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	fr	Bud Cook	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#508	common	it	Bud Cook	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#212	common	it	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#486	common	it	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#64	common	it	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	it	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	it	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	it	Bud Cook	—	—
Secret Lair Drop (SLD)悪逆無道	#2248	rare	ja	Simon Dominic	—	—
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)	#508	common	ja	Bud Cook	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#212	common	ja	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#486	common	ja	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3)	#64	common	ja	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#98	uncommon	ja	Hagiya Kaoru	$1.90	$2.94
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	ja	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	ja	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	ja	Bud Cook	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	ko	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	ko	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	ko	Bud Cook	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#212	common	pt	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	pt	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	pt	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	pt	Bud Cook	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	ru	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	ru	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	ru	Bud Cook	—	—
Jumpstart 2022 (J22)	#486	common	zhs	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	zhs	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	zhs	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	zhs	Bud Cook	—	—
Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA)	#35	uncommon	zht	Matthew G. Lewis	—	—
Kaldheim (KHM)	#117	common	zht	Igor Kieryluk	—	—
Core Set 2021 (M21)	#126	common	zht	Bud Cook	—	—

Official Rulings (1)

wotc·Feb 5, 2021

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you can't cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you can't sacrifice additional creatures.