Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual is an Epic Shadow Cursed card. It draws 3 cards and gains 1 Energy but applies 2 Poison to you and costs 4 HP, fueling explosive turns.
Stats
- Cost
- 1
- Element
- Shadow
- Personality
- Mysterious
- Rarity
- Epic
- Target
- Self
Effects
Curse
Lose 4 HP.
15% penalty reduction per level
Strategy & Tips
Dark Ritual is a Cursed Shadow Epic that draws 3 cards, grants 1 energy, and applies 2 Poison for just 1 cost, but you lose 4 HP. This is one of the strongest card advantage tools in the game. Blood Vow relic negates the HP penalty on first use per combat.
At higher levels the penalty reduces by 15% each. The card draw and energy gain let you play more cards per turn, which combos with Shadow Cloak to stack more Poison and with Void Resonance to draw even more. The self-applied Poison stacks feed into builds that want high card throughput.
Cursed Cauldron does not apply here since Dark Ritual is not a damage card. Pair with healing from Aurora Priestess, Dark Embrace, or Divine Grace to offset the HP loss. Essential for combo-oriented Shadow decks that need to cycle their deck quickly.
