yeah..it's good. It's just...its specialness comes from being a two-colored ritual. And the thing is, Rakdos Signet (really all the Signets) is just such a really, really good stone that I can't honestly say I would run this card. Even if I could find a reasonable death trigger to exploit, because once start talking about exploiting death triggers you might as well go for broke and do something REALLY nasty. Like Dredge.
Paolino
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(2 votes)
One of the most powerful mana acceleration in black and red. It's not better than Dark Ritual or Culling the Weak, due to their much greater versatility, but it can make something like Drain Life or Disintegrate an improved Fling.
Take my knife
Make my sacrifice
You're my burnt offering
These are not idle threats my friends
We're slaughtering the lambs
True vengeance is on the rise
The traitors shall be damned
Cast their bodies to the flames
Spill your blood
Offer me good omen
Make the sacrifice, the hour's close at hand
Burn your soul
Offer me good omen
Take your very life, this I command
- Iced Earth, Burnt Offerings
Nevermoore
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5.0)(2 votes)
players take note: T1 Swamp, ritzy, Putrid Imp, toss pathraser, reanimate pathraser, burnt offering then cast artisan to bring back pathraser!! voila! 3 creatures, 2 eldrazi that kick ass, T1 and 9 life to go!! GGGGGGGGG!
Alsebra
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Lord_of_Tresserhorn - I'm just glad that someone else knows Iced Earth. A huge percentage of the people here don't even know that they exist (along with Manowar, but that's neither here nor there).
Part of my turn three win scenario that will probably never happen. T1:Forest T2:Forest, tap both for Channel, pay fifteen life for Emrakul, The Aeons Torn T3(which I get because I hardcasted Emrakul) Swing with Emrakul, Swamp, This, sacrifice Emrakul, all black, Consume Spirit.
blurrymadness
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Evoke creatures are great with this I noticed:
Evoke Shriekmaw for 2 mana Burnt Offering the Shriekmaw to get 5 mana
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No, wait, I don't really want to know.
@Pontiac:
Oh, yeah....
CAN'T FIGHT THE WORLDWAKER POWER!!!!!!1
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The Wicker Man
Kick-Ass
Knowing
National Treasure
It's not better than Dark Ritual or Culling the Weak, due to their much greater versatility, but it can make something like Drain Life or Disintegrate an improved Fling.
T2: Island, flip Egotist, This, Phage the Untouchable & Mark of Fury
GG
7 of 8 cards if playing first
Take my knife
Make my sacrifice
You're my burnt offering
These are not idle threats my friends
We're slaughtering the lambs
True vengeance is on the rise
The traitors shall be damned
Cast their bodies to the flames
Spill your blood
Offer me good omen
Make the sacrifice, the hour's close at hand
Burn your soul
Offer me good omen
Take your very life, this I command
- Iced Earth, Burnt Offerings
Dross Golem gives you 5 Mana round 3
Cathodion gives you 6 Mana
Unearth and Evoke works also pretty well
T1:Forest
T2:Forest, tap both for Channel, pay fifteen life for Emrakul, The Aeons Torn
T3(which I get because I hardcasted Emrakul) Swing with Emrakul, Swamp, This, sacrifice Emrakul, all black, Consume Spirit.
Evoke Shriekmaw for 2 mana
Burnt Offering the Shriekmaw to get 5 mana
You spent {1}{B}{B} on a terror + cabal ritual (with threshold)
This might be just the thing I need to efficiently get Rakdos or Malfegor.. or any other awesome demon.
Also, not a bad way to utilize a temporary necromancy creature (say from Apprentice Necromancer or similar) into a permanent creature.
Also, great with Priest of Gix (get 5 mana out of 3)