Birthing Ritual
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature, look at the top seven cards of your library. Then you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, you may put a creature card with mana value X or less from among those cards onto the battlefield, where X is 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Rulings (4)
Jun 7, 2024 · Birthing Ritual's ability checks if you control a creature at the beginning of your end step. If you don't, the ability won't trigger.
Jun 7, 2024 · If one of the revealed creature cards has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0 when determining that card's mana value.
Jun 7, 2024 · Use the mana value of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.
Jun 7, 2024 · If Birthing Ritual's ability does trigger but you control no creatures when it tries to resolve, the ability will do nothing.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype · Modern
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simic Ritual | Modern | 100% | 4× | 51 |
| Samwise | Modern | 100% | 4× | 49 |
| Selesnya Ritual | Modern | 100% | 4× | 5 |
| Bant Ritual | Modern | 100% | 4× | 4 |
| Heliod Combo | Modern | 100% | 4× | 2 |
| Naya Ritual | Modern | 100% | 4× | 1 |
| Selesnya Energy | Modern | 100% | 4× | 1 |
| Naya Energy | Modern | 75% | 3× | 4 |