Exclusion Ritual
Enchantment
Imprint — When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent.
Players can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #26367
Exclusion Ritual permanently exiles a nonland permanent and then locks every other copy out of the game for as long as it stays in play — six mana for an effect that can strand an opponent's entire strategy. The cost is real, but so is the upside against commanders, combo pieces, and staples your opponents lean on.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Exclusion Ritual earns its slot: targeting a commander with it doesn't just bounce it to the command zone, it exiles it and makes the commander uncastable as long as the Ritual is in play, which can functionally end a commander-dependent strategy. In Legacy and Vintage the six-mana price tag is disqualifying — formats where interaction needs to cost one or two mana simply have no patience for it. Modern is legal but equally uninterested; the format's speed and the availability of cheaper exile effects push Exclusion Ritual well off the table. Commander remains the one context where a six-mana enchantment that permanently answers a problem card is a real consideration, especially in slower or more casual metas.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Exclusion Ritual is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a commons box without thinking twice about the price. That floor is stable; there's no crossover competitive demand to push it up, so expect it to stay right where it is.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.