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Pact of Negation

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Instant

MP2Amonkhet Invocations#16special
Borderless
Finishes
Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 3867
Illustrator
Titus Lunter
Found in
Amonkhet Booster Pack
Printings9Combos1EDHREC rank#365
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {3}{U}{U}. If you don't, you lose the game.
Plays as:
Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 46m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Rulings

3 · latest Mar 19, 2021
  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If Pact of Negation is countered or otherwise doesn't resolve (perhaps because its target became illegal), the delayed triggered ability that threatens you with a game loss won't trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep.

  • WotCMar 19, 2021

    If Pact of Negation resolves with a legal target but fails to counter that spell (most likely because that spell can't be countered), the delayed triggered ability will still trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep and you will have to pay. Or else.

  • WotCJun 7, 2013

    Although originally printed with a characteristic-defining ability that defined its color, this card now has a color indicator. This color indicator can't be affected by text-changing effects (such as the one created by Crystal Spray), although color-changing effects can still overwrite it.