Taking only an investment of a single Black mana to return three more, Dark Ritual is instrumental in powering out fast engines, wincons, or payoffs
Two main factors drive the cost of cards: collector appeal, and demand from competitive players
[Deck Title= Simic Henge Baker Neenan] [Creatures] 4 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 4 Ornithopter 4 Gilded Goose 2 Vantress Gargoyle 2 Rhonas the Indomitable [/Creatures] [Spells] 4 The Great Henge 4 Springleaf Drum 2 Once Upon a Time 4 Ensoul Artifact 4 Oko, Thief of Crowns 3 Heart of Kiran [/Spells] [Lands] 6 Island 6 Forest 4 Breeding Pool 4 Botanical Sanctum 3 Darksteel Citadel [/Lands] [Sideboard] 2 Veil of Summer 2 Metallic Rebuke 1 Emrakul, the Promised End 3 Phyrexian Revoker 4 Tireless Tracker 3 Stubborn Denial [/Sideboard] [/Deck] Look, were probably not going to get Emry banned by slotting it into independently broken decks, so lets just try to cast it on turn one and go from there
The official line from Wizards of the Coast PR regarding this error is as follows: The copy of the card Circular Logic found in the Deceptive Divination drop was inadvertently printed as a sorcery, though we assure you, you can still cast it as an instant and the oracle text rules remain accurate