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Pact of the Serpent
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Types
Sorcery
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Prices
Normal
Details
Rules
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.
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Rarity
Rare
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Number
206
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Artist
Donato Giancola
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Language
English
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(EN)
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Expansion
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
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Rulings
The value of X is based on the number of creatures the player controls of the chosen type as Pact of the Serpent resolves.
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You choose the target player as you cast Pact of the Serpent, but you don't choose the creature type until the spell resolves.
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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).
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rulings
"Our quarrels behind us. Our foes before us. Death or triumph for us all!"
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