Pact of the Serpent
Sorcery
Choose a creature type. Target player draws X cards and loses X life, where X is the number of creatures they control of the chosen type.
"Our quarrels behind us. Our foes before us. Death or triumph for us all!"
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC #206)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 3
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- EDHREC rank
- #2,206
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2021-02-05
The value of X is based on the number of creatures the player controls of the chosen type as Pact of the Serpent resolves.
- 2021-02-05
You choose the target player as you cast Pact of the Serpent, but you don't choose the creature type until the spell resolves.
- 2021-02-05
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Squirrel or Knight. You can't choose card types (e.g., artifact) or supertypes (e.g., snow).