Rite of Belzenlok
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Create two 0/1 black Cleric creature tokens.
III — Create a 6/6 black Demon creature token with flying, trample, and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice another creature. If you can't, this token deals 6 damage to you."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dominaria Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #14977
Rite of Belzenlok lands a 6/6 trampling Demon and then staples a Raise Dead to every subsequent creature you cast — the catch is that it eats you for 3 life each time you miss a Cleric. In donate strategies headlined by Jon Irenicus, Shattered One, the curse clause is the feature: you ship this enchantment to an opponent and watch them bleed while you build your board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One
Jon Irenicus, Shattered One gifts Rite of Belzenlok to an opponent, turning the life-drain trigger into a recurring clock against them rather than you — and the 6/6 Demon token stays on your side of the table as the parting gift.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rite of Belzenlok is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no play outside Commander. In competitive non-rotating formats, four mana for a conditional reanimation engine with a life-loss rider simply can't compete. Commander is its home: multiplayer slows the game down enough that the Demon token and recurring recursion have time to matter, and the curse text opens up political and punisher angles that don't exist in 1v1 formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Rite of Belzenlok isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate. Given its narrow Commander niche, it has historically sat in bulk-rare territory — worth picking up cheaply if the Jon Irenicus line interests you, but not a card to overpay for.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.