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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 (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (1)
Sorceries (13)
Instants (45)
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 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 (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (35)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (1)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Tangled Florahedron
- 1 Kazandu Mammoth
- 1 Narcomoeba
- 1 Blackbloom Rogue
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Poxwalkers
- 1 Undercity Informer
- 1 Grief
- 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Glasspool Mimic
- 1 Hydroelectric Specimen
- 1 Balustrade Spy
- 1 Dimir House Guard
- 1 Disciple of Freyalise
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Fatestitcher
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Umara Wizard
- 1 Phantasmagorian
- 1 Drowner of Truth
- 1 Lotleth Giant
- 1 Tinder Wall
- 1 Wild Cantor
Sorceries (28)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Lively Dirge
- 1 Persist
- 1 Stump Stomp
- 1 Pelakka Predation
- 1 Dread Return
- 1 Bala Ged Recovery
- 1 Bridgeworks Battle
- 1 Recross the Paths
- 1 Sundering Eruption
- 1 Creeping Chill
- 1 Unmask
- 1 Channel the Suns
- 1 Bring to Light
- 1 Suppression Ray
- 1 Zof Consumption
- 1 Turntimber Symbiosis
- 1 Sea Gate Restoration
- 1 Emeria's Call
- 1 Bloodsoaked Insight
- 1 Cabal Therapy
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Sylvan Tutor
- 1 Agadeem's Awakening
- 1 Shatterskull Smashing
Instants (23)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Summoner's Pact
- 1 Cabal Ritual
- 1 Manamorphose
- 1 Beyeen Veil
- 1 Jwari Disruption
- 1 Memory's Journey
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Rush of Inspiration
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Hagra Mauling
- 1 Khalni Ambush
- 1 Silundi Vision
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Culling the Weak
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Malakir Rebirth
- 1 Revitalizing Repast
- 1 Vastwood Fortification
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Worldly Tutor
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (20)
- 1 Lotus Bloom
- 1 Mox Tantalite
- 1 Jeweled Amulet
- 1 Jack-o'-Lantern
- 1 Wishclaw Talisman
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Coldsteel Heart
- 1 Defense Grid
- 1 Golgari Signet
- 1 Pentad Prism
- 1 Solar Transformer
- 1 Sphere of the Suns
- 1 Talisman of Curiosity
- 1 Talisman of Dominance
- 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
- 1 Talisman of Impulse
- 1 Talisman of Indulgence
- 1 Talisman of Resilience
- 1 Talisman of Unity
- 1 Goblin Charbelcher
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (1)
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (13)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Sorceries (8)
Lands (15)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (46)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (15)
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (47)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
Lands (36)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Tangled Florahedron
- 1 Kazandu Mammoth
- 1 Narcomoeba
- 1 Blackbloom Rogue
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Poxwalkers
- 1 Undercity Informer
- 1 Grief
- 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Glasspool Mimic
- 1 Hydroelectric Specimen
- 1 Balustrade Spy
- 1 Dimir House Guard
- 1 Disciple of Freyalise
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Fatestitcher
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Umara Wizard
- 1 Phantasmagorian
- 1 Drowner of Truth
- 1 Lotleth Giant
- 1 Tinder Wall
- 1 Wild Cantor
Sorceries (28)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Lively Dirge
- 1 Persist
- 1 Stump Stomp
- 1 Pelakka Predation
- 1 Dread Return
- 1 Bala Ged Recovery
- 1 Bridgeworks Battle
- 1 Recross the Paths
- 1 Sundering Eruption
- 1 Creeping Chill
- 1 Unmask
- 1 Channel the Suns
- 1 Bring to Light
- 1 Suppression Ray
- 1 Zof Consumption
- 1 Turntimber Symbiosis
- 1 Sea Gate Restoration
- 1 Emeria's Call
- 1 Bloodsoaked Insight
- 1 Cabal Therapy
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Sylvan Tutor
- 1 Agadeem's Awakening
- 1 Shatterskull Smashing
Instants (23)
- 1 Pact of Negation
- 1 Summoner's Pact
- 1 Cabal Ritual
- 1 Manamorphose
- 1 Beyeen Veil
- 1 Jwari Disruption
- 1 Memory's Journey
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Rush of Inspiration
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Hagra Mauling
- 1 Khalni Ambush
- 1 Silundi Vision
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Culling the Weak
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Malakir Rebirth
- 1 Revitalizing Repast
- 1 Vastwood Fortification
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Worldly Tutor
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (20)
- 1 Lotus Bloom
- 1 Mox Tantalite
- 1 Jeweled Amulet
- 1 Jack-o'-Lantern
- 1 Wishclaw Talisman
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Coldsteel Heart
- 1 Defense Grid
- 1 Golgari Signet
- 1 Pentad Prism
- 1 Solar Transformer
- 1 Sphere of the Suns
- 1 Talisman of Curiosity
- 1 Talisman of Dominance
- 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
- 1 Talisman of Impulse
- 1 Talisman of Indulgence
- 1 Talisman of Resilience
- 1 Talisman of Unity
- 1 Goblin Charbelcher
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (47)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 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 Unsubstantiate
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Confounding Riddle
- 1 Frantic Search
- 1 Long-Term Plans
- 1 Mana Short
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Unwind
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rewind
- 1 Turnabout
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 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 Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Suspend
- 1 Thought Scour
- 1 Three Steps Ahead
- 1 Twiddle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
