Demonic Pact
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}{B}
- Type
- Enchantment
- Set
- Foundations #602 (mythic)
- Price
- $0.33 USD
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• This enchantment deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life.
• Target opponent discards two cards.
• Draw two cards.
• You lose the game.
Demonic Pact has 3 printings, first in Magic Origins (2015). EDHREC ranks it #9,417 among Commander cards. It appears most in Blim, Comedic Genius decks (5,133 on EDHREC). It has 6 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Demonic Pact most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Blim, Comedic Genius: 5,133 decks
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver: 784 decks
- Zur, Eternal Schemer: 400 decks
- Sol'Kanar the Tainted: 191 decks
- Zuko, Conflicted: 44 decks
- Elim Garak, Simple Tailor: 5 decks
- Fixer, Techno Terror: 1 decks
Often played with Demonic Pact
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If the ability doesn't resolve (either for having its target become illegal or because a spell or ability counters it), the mode chosen for that instance of the ability still counts as being chosen.
- : In some very unusual situations, you may not be able to choose a mode, either because all modes have previously been chosen or the only remaining modes require targets and there are no legal targets available. In this case, the ability is simply removed from the stack with no effect.
- : It doesn't matter who has chosen any particular mode. For example, say you control Demonic Pact and have chosen the first two modes. If an opponent gains control of Demonic Pact, that player can choose only the third or fourth mode.
- : Yes, if the fourth mode is the only one remaining, you must choose it. You read the whole contract, right?
- : The phrase "that hasn't been chosen" refers only to that specific Demonic Pact. If you control one and cast another one, you can choose any mode for the second one the first time its ability triggers.
- : You choose the mode as the triggered ability goes on the stack. You can choose a mode that requires targets only if there are legal targets available.