MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #9

Pact of the Serpent

khc·#9·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Donato Giancola

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '21

5 yr ago

Value

$3.84+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.94 · low $2.68

NM$2.84

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.62–$3.00modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.93low $2.06range 90.8%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,135 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$2.84

Gameplay

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!"

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2021-02-05wotc

You choose the target player as you cast Pact of the Serpent, but you don't choose the creature type until the spell resolves.

2021-02-05wotc

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).

2021-02-05wotc

The value of X is based on the number of creatures the player controls of the chosen type as Pact of the Serpent resolves.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.84. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.06 and $3.93 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from KHC — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #9 of *Kaldheim Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2021 Kaldheim Commander release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,135 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Donato Giancola. Rarix catalogs 770 other cards credited to this artist.