Pact of the Serpent
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan CommanderLCC · #206
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 2.23 € · 0.97 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Choose a creature type. Target player draws X cards and loses X life, where X is the number of creatures they control of the chosen type.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Donato Giancola
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2023-11-17
Flavour text
"Our quarrels behind us. Our foes before us. Death or triumph for us all!"
Rulings
The value of X is based on the number of creatures the player controls of the chosen type as Pact of the Serpent resolves.
You choose the target player as you cast Pact of the Serpent, but you don't choose the creature type until the spell resolves.
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Squirrel or Knight. You can't choose card types (e.g., artifact) or supertypes (e.g., snow).
