Tainted Pact
Secret Lair Countdown 59 • mythic
- Set
- Secret Lair Countdown
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Bill Sienkiewicz
What it does
Exile the top card of your library. You may put that card into your hand unless it has the same name as another card exiled this way. Repeat this process until you put a card into your hand or you exile two cards with the same name, whichever comes first.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlBanned
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tainted Pact originally appeared in the 2001 Odyssey expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed as a powerful, high-risk card that allowed players to exile cards from the top of their library until they found a card they desired. The card's design reflects the set's graveyard-focused mechanics and the strategic tension of gambling with one's own deck to find specific utility, a hallmark of black-aligned deck construction.
The Secret Lair Countdown version, numbered 59, was released as part of a specialized promotion where daily cards were revealed in the lead-up to the 30th anniversary celebrations. This specific printing features updated, stylized artwork that leans into the darker, occult aesthetic of the original card's themes, serving as a premium collector's interpretation that honors the card's enduring reputation in competitive formats like Commander and Cube draft environments.
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