Ritual of the Machine
ALLAlliances/#59/1996Rare◆ Graded data
Reserved listColour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Cardmarket€5.12
Card Kingdom$9.99
TCGplayer$10.23
ManaPool$6.40
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$4.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $9.99High $10.99Low $6.49▲ 53.9%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$10.23TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.5%30d▲ 2.2%90d▲ 22.2%
90d high
$10.23
90d low
$8.15
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$10.23
Alliances
- Up 2.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $10.23.
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
PSAGrade 10
$67.50
BGSGrade 10
$88.00
CGCGrade 10
$27.00
SGCGrade 10
$41.00
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$60.99
AnyGrade 9
$20.33
AnyGrade 8
$19.99
Raw market
$7.90
PSA 10
$67.50+754%
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Gameplay and rules
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
Card capabilities
Sacrifice outletSorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Digital formats
Rulings (2)
wotc15 Apr 2013
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
wotc15 Apr 2013
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
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About this card
Ritual of the Machine
Ritual of the Machine is a Sorcery, with mana cost {2}{B}{B} (mana value 4).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $10.23 (up 2.2% over 30 days).
This exact printing has PSA 10 market price $67.50, BGS 10 market price $88.00, CGC 10 market price $27.00 and SGC 10 market price $41.00. The PSA 10 slab commands a +754% premium over the raw market ($7.90) for this exact printing. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Ritual of the Machine FAQ
How much is Ritual of the Machine worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Ritual of the Machine is $10.23. It is up 2.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $8.15 to $10.23.
What is the cheapest printing of Ritual of the Machine?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Alliances at $10.23 on TCGplayer.
What set was Ritual of the Machine first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ALL #59, released 1996-06-10.
Is Ritual of the Machine legal in Commander?
Yes, Ritual of the Machine is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ritual of the Machine legal in Modern?
Ritual of the Machine is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Ritual of the Machine legal in Standard?
Ritual of the Machine is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Ritual of the Machine do?
Ritual of the Machine is a Sorcery with mana cost {2}{B}{B}. Its Oracle text reads: "As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature.".