Pontiff of Blight

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Pontiff of Blight

{4}

{B}

{B}

Creature — Zombie Cleric

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B} . 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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Extort

Set: Commander 2014 (C14 #155)
Rarity: Rare
Mana value: 6
Released: 2014-11-07
Artist: Seb McKinnon
EDHREC rank: #5,907
Colour identity
Finishes: Nonfoil
Served from: Local database

Commander bracket

1 +

Fits any bracket

No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.39

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos 27

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Leshrac's Sigil+Pontiff of Blight

{B}

Infinite lifelossNear-infinite lifegain triggers

694 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Gravecrawler+Viscera Seer

{B}

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite scry 1Infinite storm count

355 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Gravecrawler+Carrion Feeder

{B}

Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you controlInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite storm count

351 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Gravecrawler+Ashnod's Altar

{B}

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite colorless manaInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite storm count

222 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Gravecrawler+Altar of Dementia

{B}

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite lifelossInfinite millInfinite self-millInfinite storm count

43 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Helm of Awakening

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

21 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Jet Medallion

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

18 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+The Darkness Crystal

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

7 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Cloud Key

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

4 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Mana Matrix

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Semblance Anvil

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

1 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Inquisitive Glimmer

{W}

{U}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Temur Battlecrier

{U}

{B}

{R}

{G}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Gran-Gran

{U}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Umori, the Collector

{B}

{G}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Samut, the Driving Force

{B}

{R}

{G}

{W}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Thunderscape Familiar

{B}

{R}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Valeria Richards, Precocious

{U}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

{B}

{R}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Artist's Talent

{B}

{R}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Stenn, Paranoid Partisan

{W}

{U}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Lyse Hext

{W}

{U}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm countNear-infinitely large creature until end of turn

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Stone Calendar

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse

{W}

{U}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Sami, Wildcat Captain

{R}

{W}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Starnheim Courser

{W}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+Pontiff of Blight+Mourning+Stormscape Familiar

{U}

{B}

Near-infinite lifegainNear-infinite lifegain triggersNear-infinite lifelossNear-infinite storm count

0 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

All 27 combos.

Format legality

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Not legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Not legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Not legal

Timeless Not legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Not legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Not legal

All printings Scryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

2024-01-12
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.
2024-01-12
The extort ability doesn't target any player.
2024-01-12
The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
2024-01-12
You may pay a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.

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