Pact of Negation
Instant
Pact of Negation
Instant
Card Text
Counter target spell.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay . If you don't, you lose the game.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 0
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #357
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (28)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) | #169 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $17.91 | $89.60 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) | #523 | rare | en | Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt | $45.70 | $59.06 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $16.20 | $31.72 |
| The List (PLST) | #A25-68 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $17.67 | — |
| Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) | #73 | rare | en | Titus Lunter | — | — |
| Masters 25 (A25) | #68 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $16.02 | $31.26 |
| Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) | #16 | special | en | Titus Lunter | — | $159.87 |
| Modern Masters (MMA) | #56 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $15.79 | $36.07 |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | en | Jason Chan | $18.20 | $150.32 |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | de | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | de | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | es | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | es | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | fr | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | fr | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | it | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | it | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | ja | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Masters 25 (A25) | #68 | rare | ja | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | ja | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | pt | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | pt | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | ru | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | ru | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | zhs | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Masters 25 (A25) | #68 | rare | zhs | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Future Sight (FUT) | #42 | rare | zhs | Jason Chan | — | — |
| Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) | #77 | rare | zht | Jason Chan | — | — |
Official Rulings (3)
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.
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.
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.
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