Ritual of Soot
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos
- Price
- $0.54
- EDHREC rank
- #16108
Ritual of Soot sweeps the board of every creature with mana value 3 or less for four mana — a clean, one-sided wrath in decks that go tall or stay above the threshold. It's a staple for any black commander that wants to reset the ground while keeping its own threats intact.
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 |
In Commander, Ritual of Soot earns its slot in decks running high-cost creatures or commanders that sit safely above mana value 3 — it clears tokens, mana dorks, and early aggro without touching your own haymakers. In Pioneer and Modern, it occupies a narrow but real niche in midrange and control sideboards as a sweeper that dodges self-damage from cards like Eidolon of the Great Revel. Legacy has access to faster, cheaper interaction, so Ritual of Soot rarely makes the cut there. Across formats, the card rewards you for building above the threshold; in a list that doesn't, it's a liability.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.54 bulk tier
At $0.54, Ritual of Soot is deep bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. The price reflects its narrow targeting clause keeping it out of generalist slots, but in the right shell it's genuinely undercosted for what it does.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.