Pact of the Serpent
Kaldheim Commander 9 • rare
- Set
- Kaldheim Commander
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $3.71
What it does
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!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pact of the Serpent was released in 2021 as part of the Kaldheim Commander set, a collection of preconstructed decks designed to accompany the Norse-inspired Kaldheim expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a tribal-themed sorcery, the card was developed to support the set's focus on creature-type synergy, specifically for Elf decks, offering players a mechanism to draw cards based on the number of Elves they control at the cost of losing life.
The card features artwork by illustrator Johannes Voss, who utilized a dark, mystical aesthetic to reflect the lore of Kaldheim’s elven realms. The design philosophy behind the card sought to provide Black-aligned decks with an efficient, flavor-appropriate method of card advantage, balancing its high potential for recovery against the thematic trade-off of sacrifice. Upon release, it was well-received by the Commander community as a staple utility piece for tribal strategies.
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