Pact of Negation 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Counter target spell.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay . If you don't, you lose the game.
Printing details
- Set
- A25 · 68
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Released
- 2018-03-16
- Prices
- €15.62 · $17.95
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
Show the data
| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €15.62 | €15.21 |
| October 29, 2026 | €15.90 | €15.21 |
| October 28, 2026 | €16.05 | €15.21 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €13.00 trend €15.62 30-day avg €15.38 | low €35.00 trend €44.70 30-day avg €36.71 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €15.21 with Zero from €21.05 | NM from – |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €15.21 | NM from – |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Although originally printed with a characteristic-defining ability that defined its color, this card now has a color indicator. This color indicator can't be affected by text-changing effects (such as the one created by Crystal Spray), although color-changing effects can still overwrite it.
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If Pact of Negation is countered or otherwise doesn't resolve (perhaps because its target became illegal), the delayed triggered ability that threatens you with a game loss won't trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep.
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If Pact of Negation resolves with a legal target but fails to counter that spell (most likely because that spell can't be countered), the delayed triggered ability will still trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep and you will have to pay. Or else.