Pontiff of Blight
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SetAFC
Collector #108
Released2021-07-23
Rarityrare
ArtistSeb McKinnon
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Pontiff of Blight

RareColour IDMV 6
Creature — Zombie Cleric
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Other creatures you control have extort. (If a creature has multiple instances of extort, each triggers separately.)
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Keywords
Extort
Card capabilities
CreatureLife loss
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
5 other English printingsEarliest 2013-05-03Newest 2025-02-03Cheapest priced $0.26 in DGM
Rulings (4)
wotc12 Jan 2024
The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
wotc12 Jan 2024
The extort ability doesn't target any player.
wotc12 Jan 2024
The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
wotc12 Jan 2024
You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.