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Pact of Negation 
Instant
Oracle Text
Counter target spell.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay 
. If you don't, you lose the game.
. If you don't, you lose the game.Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Pact of Negation, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 2 | 1 | 142 | 1 |
| Modern | 10 | 2.2 | 139 | 3 |
| Legacy | 3 | 4 | 135 | 3.9 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Details
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 0
- Collector #
- 169
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Pact of Negation
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (5)
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (15)
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
- 1 Faerie Mastermind
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Snapcaster Mage
- 1 True-Name Nemesis
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Tithe Taker
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
- 1 Deceiver Exarch
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Pestermite
- 1 Tishana's Tidebinder
- 1 Recruiter of the Guard
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Restoration Angel
- 1 Solitude
Sorceries (7)
Instants (31)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Fiery Impulse
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Lightning Helix
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Orim's Chant
- 1 Path to Exile
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 No More Lies
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Cascade Bluffs
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hengegate Pathway
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Needleverge Pathway
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverglide Pathway
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Sulfur Falls
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (46)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Curate
- 1 Defabricate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Strix Serenade
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (36)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Engulf the Shore
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Strix Serenade
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (36)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Trickbind
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (46)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Engulf the Shore
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Strix Serenade
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (36)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (36)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Divert Disaster
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (36)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Divert Disaster
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Get Lost
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Condemn
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Absorb
- 1 Condescend
- 1 Logic Knot
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
- 1 Unexpectedly Absent
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Castle Ardenvale
- 1 Castle Vantress
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Demolition Field
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Field of Ruin
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Irrigated Farmland
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mirrex
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Gate
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Nimbus Maze
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prairie Stream
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 6 Snow-Covered Island
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (6)
Enchantments (1)
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (11)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (11)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (5)
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (15)
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Trickbind
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (37)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Daze
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Growth Spiral
- 1 Planar Genesis
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Lightning Helix
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Orim's Chant
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Xander's Lounge
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (46)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Engulf the Shore
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Strix Serenade
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
Lands (36)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Curate
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Trickbind
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (46)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Brain Freeze
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Impulse
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Moment of Truth
- 1 Remand
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Engulf the Shore
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Chain of Vapor
- 1 Consider
- 1 Dizzy Spell
- 1 Dream's Grip
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Gigadrowse
- 1 High Tide
- 1 Into the Flood Maw
- 1 Mental Note
- 1 Opt
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Strix Serenade
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Muddle the Mixture
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep