Grave Pact
Ninth Edition 135 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 135
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Puddnhead
- Market price
- $41.28
What it does
Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
"The bonds of loyalty can tie one to the grave."— Crovax, ascendant evincar
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grave Pact first appeared in the Stronghold expansion in 1998, designed as a powerful enchantment to synergize with sacrifice-themed deck archetypes. The card mechanics force opponents to sacrifice a creature whenever one of your own creatures is put into a graveyard, a design intended to punish aggressive combat strategies and reward players for managing their own board state through attrition. Its inclusion in Ninth Edition in 2005 marked one of its most prominent reprintings in the modern core set era.
The Ninth Edition artwork for Grave Pact, illustrated by Heather Hudson, departs from the original Stronghold aesthetic to align with the core set's stylistic guidelines. Hudson’s contribution focuses on the visceral, thematic weight of the pact, emphasizing the dark, necromantic bargain inherent to the card’s function. Within the Magic: The Gathering community, the card is widely regarded as a staple in Black-aligned Commander decks, noted for its effectiveness at controlling the battlefield and creating difficult decisions for opponents.
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