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◇ Catalog #16

Pact of Negation

mp2·#16·special·borderless

Illus. Titus Lunter

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Apr '17

9 yr ago

Value

$186.23+$7 (+4.2%)

30 days high $193 · low $176

NM$186

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$172–$197modeled

30 days ago
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90-dayhigh $186low $1.44range 12832.6%n 54

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #360 · Popular pick

Variants

Borderless$186

Gameplay

Instant

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {3}{U}{U}. If you don't, you lose the game.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2021-03-19wotc

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.

2021-03-19wotc

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.

2013-06-07wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $186.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.44 and $186.23 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MP2 — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #16 of *Amonkhet Invocations*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2017 Amonkhet Invocations release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at special. Mana cost: {0} (0 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #360 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Titus Lunter. Rarix catalogs 626 other cards credited to this artist.