Pact of the Serpent
Sorcery
KHCKaldheim Commander#9rare
"Our quarrels behind us. Our foes before us. Death or triumph for us all!"
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 30
- Illustrator
- Donato Giancola
- Found in
- Kaldheim Commander Deck Elven Empire · Kaldheim Collector Booster Hanger Pack · Kaldheim Collector Booster Pack
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
Plays as:
Card DrawTribal Payoff
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Rulings
3 · latest Feb 5, 2021
- WotCFeb 5, 2021
The value of X is based on the number of creatures the player controls of the chosen type as Pact of the Serpent resolves.
- WotCFeb 5, 2021
You choose the target player as you cast Pact of the Serpent, but you don't choose the creature type until the spell resolves.
- WotCFeb 5, 2021
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).