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"Find me cards equivalent to: Ritual of the Machine"

Equivalent cards to Ritual of the Machine (type: Sorcery, color: Black, gain control):
1. Phyrexian Purge — Also requires a creature sacrifice and removes multiple creatures.
2. Slave of Bolas — Multicolor, but not mono-black.
3. Geth's Verdict — Forces a sacrifice, but doesn't gain control.
4. Reanimate — Doesn't gain control of creatures in play, only in graveyards.

Closest mono-black options to Ritual of the Machine are rare; it has unique color-restricted mind control. Most black gain control effects involve reanimation, theft from graveyards, or require additional costs/conditions. No exact mono-black match, but Ritual of the Machine is the reference.

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Geth's Verdict

Phyrexian Purge

Reanimate

Ritual of the Machine

Slave of Bolas

Geth's Verdict #61 Instant

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  • As long as the player is a legal target when Geth’s Verdict resolves, that player loses 1 life even if they didn’t sacrifice a creature (most likely because they didn’t control any).

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    Tcgplayer 0.3 USD / 1.43 USD
    Cardkingdom / 0.79 USD 0.35 USD
    Cardmarket 0.37 EUR / 1.3 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD / 0.66 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 1 life.

    Phyrexian Purge #273 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 4
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  • The life payment is an additional cost, paid at the time you cast Phyrexian Purge. You don’t get any life back if the spell is countered, or if one or more targets have become illegal.

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    Manapool 1.28 USD
    Cardmarket 1.84 EUR
    Tcgplayer 1.76 USD
    Cardkingdom 2.29 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    This spell costs 3 life more to cast for each target. Destroy any number of target creatures.

    Reanimate #20 Sorcery

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  • If a card in a graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
  • If any abilities trigger on the creature entering the battlefield, those abilities resolve after you lose life. If losing life results in you losing the game, those abilities won't resolve.
  • In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, the creature you control from Reanimate is exiled.
  • The amount of life you lose is determined by the mana value of the card in your graveyard, not the creature once it's on the battlefield.
  • You lose life after the creature is already on the battlefield. Any abilities it has that interact with loss of life, such as that of Platinum Emperion, apply to that loss of life.

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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.

    Ritual of the Machine #109 Sorcery

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  • 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.
  • 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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    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    As an additional cost to cast this spell,sacrificea creature. Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature.

    Slave of Bolas #67 Sorcery

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 5
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  • If you don’t control the targeted creature when the “at end of turn” ability resolves, it won’t be sacrificed. If it’s still on the battlefield but under another player’s control, the ability won’t try to have you sacrifice it again at the end of the turn after that.
  • You may target a creature you already control.

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    Manapool 0.26 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.36 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.19 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Gain control of target creature. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.Sacrificeit at the beginning of the next end step.