Rite of Oblivion
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a nonland permanent.
Exile target nonland permanent.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost and any additional costs. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #3548
Rite of Oblivion exiles any nonland permanent for two mana, as long as you can feed it a sacrifice — and in the token and aristocrats shells that run it, that cost is barely a cost at all. Teysa, Opulent Oligarch generates the fodder naturally, making Rite of Oblivion one of the cleanest pieces of targeted removal available in Orzhov.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch produces a steady stream of Soldier tokens that serve as free fuel, so Rite of Oblivion is effectively unconditional exile removal that also triggers any death-matters payoffs already in the deck.
Minthara, Merciless Soul
Minthara, Merciless Soul rewards sacrificing creatures with stat boosts and anthem effects, so Rite of Oblivion slots in as removal that simultaneously advances the board while clearing threats.
Greasefang, Okiba Boss
Greasefang, Okiba Boss leans heavily on self-discard and graveyard recursion, and Rite of Oblivion doubles as a discard outlet while handling blockers or problem permanents that would otherwise stall the combo.
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Orah, Skyclave Hierophant wants Clerics dying on a schedule to chain recursion triggers, and Rite of Oblivion lets you sacrifice a Cleric on demand while permanently removing whatever is threatening your gameplan.
Bane, Lord of Darkness
Bane, Lord of Darkness incentivizes stacking sacrifice triggers across the turn, and Rite of Oblivion contributes a removal spell that feeds that engine without requiring any dedicated sacrifice outlet beyond itself.
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 |
Commander is where Rite of Oblivion does its best work — the sacrifice cost is trivial in any aristocrats, token, or graveyard-matters shell, and exiling a nonland permanent at instant speed for two mana is genuinely efficient at the Commander table where problematic enchantments and indestructible threats are common. In Pioneer and Modern, the card sees fringe play in Orzhov sacrifice strategies, but the competition from cheaper or more flexible removal is fierce enough that it rarely makes the cut outside of synergy-specific builds. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the card's ceiling is just too low when the format is defined by broken permanents and free interaction. Rite of Oblivion is a Commander card first and everything else a distant second.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Rite of Oblivion is firmly bulk — cheap enough to throw into any aristocrats or tokens build without a second thought. Demand is steady but narrow, so the price is unlikely to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.