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Demonic Pact

{2}{B}{B}

Enchantment

FDNFoundations#602mythic
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Manuel Castañón
Found in
Foundations Starter Collection
Printings3CombosIn 8
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen — • This enchantment deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life. • Target opponent discards two cards. • Draw two cards. • You lose the game.

Plays as: Card Draw · Opponent Discard · Lifegain Source · Planeswalker Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 19m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+14.3%
$0.32
$0.01 low-$0.09 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.32· across 3 printings

Rulings

6 · latest Jun 22, 2015 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    If the ability doesn't resolve (either for having its target become illegal or because a spell or ability counters it), the mode chosen for that instance of the ability still counts as being chosen.

  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    In some very unusual situations, you may not be able to choose a mode, either because all modes have previously been chosen or the only remaining modes require targets and there are no legal targets available. In this case, the ability is simply removed from the stack with no effect.

  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    It doesn't matter who has chosen any particular mode. For example, say you control Demonic Pact and have chosen the first two modes. If an opponent gains control of Demonic Pact, that player can choose only the third or fourth mode.

  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    The phrase "that hasn't been chosen" refers only to that specific Demonic Pact. If you control one and cast another one, you can choose any mode for the second one the first time its ability triggers.

  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    Yes, if the fourth mode is the only one remaining, you must choose it. You read the whole contract, right?

  • WotCJun 22, 2015

    You choose the mode as the triggered ability goes on the stack. You can choose a mode that requires targets only if there are legal targets available.