Pact of Negation
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SetAKR
Collector #73
Released2020-08-13
Rarityrare
ArtistTitus Lunter
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Pact of Negation

RareColour IDMV 0
Instant
Counter target spell.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay . If you don't, you lose the game.
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
Rulings (3)
wotc19 Mar 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.
wotc19 Mar 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.
wotc7 Jun 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.