Promise of Power
Sorcery
Promise of Power
Sorcery
Card Text
Choose one —
• You draw five cards and you lose 5 life.
• Create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- EDHREC Rank
- #11,998
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (19)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #DDC-54 | rare | en | Kev Walker | $2.09 | — |
| Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic (DVD) | #54 | rare | en | Kev Walker | $0.65 | — |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #157 | rare | en | Kev Walker | $0.42 | — |
| Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic (DDC) | #54 | rare | en | Kev Walker | $0.66 | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | en | Kev Walker | $0.63 | $8.94 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #157 | rare | de | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | de | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #157 | rare | es | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | es | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #157 | rare | fr | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | fr | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #157 | rare | it | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | it | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #157 | rare | ja | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | ja | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | pt | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Commander 2014 (C14) | #157 | rare | zhs | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | zhs | Kev Walker | — | — |
| Mirrodin (MRD) | #74 | rare | zht | Kev Walker | — | — |
Official Rulings (3)
The power and toughness of the Demon token are set when Promise of Power resolves. They’re unaffected if the number of cards in your hand changes later.
If you pay the entwine cost, you draw five cards, then lose five life, then put the Demon token onto the battlefield. The five cards you draw count toward the Demon’s power and toughness.
The power/toughness of the token is set when this spell resolves.
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