Grave Pact (9ED #135)

Grave Pact — Ninth Edition

Grave Pact is a rare printing from Ninth Edition (9ED #135), a Enchantment. Illustrated by Puddnhead.

Card text

Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

"The bonds of loyalty can tie one to the grave."
—Crovax, ascendant evincar

Details

Mana cost {1}{B}{B}{B}
Type Enchantment
Rarity Rare
Set Ninth Edition (9ED)
Collector number 135
Artist Puddnhead
Released 2005-07-29

Current price

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Legality

Standard Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Gladiator Legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Pauper Not legal
Vintage Legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Brawl Legal
Competitive Brawl Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
Duel Commander Legal
Old School Not legal
Premodern Legal
PrEDH Legal
TLR Not legal

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Rulings

  • September 1, 2023 — When the triggered ability resolves, first the player whose turn it is (if it isn't your turn) chooses which creature they will sacrifice, then each other player in turn order does the same, then all chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time.
  • September 1, 2023 — None of the players are targeted. A player with hexproof would still sacrifice a creature.
  • September 1, 2023 — If multiple creatures you control die at the same time, Grave Pact's ability will trigger that many times.
  • September 1, 2023 — If you control more than one Grave Pact and a creature you control dies, each of the triggered abilities will trigger. Each other player will sacrifice a creature each time one of those abilities resolves.
  • September 1, 2023 — If two players each control a Grave Pact and a creature controlled by one of those players dies, a chain reaction happens. First the ability of that player's Grave Pact will trigger, causing each other player to sacrifice a creature. That sacrifice causes the ability of the other player's Grave Pact to trigger, and so on.
  • September 1, 2023 — In a Two-Headed Giant game, when a creature you control dies, Grave Pact's triggered ability will cause each other player, including your teammate, to sacrifice a creature. Grave Pact's ability won't trigger when a creature your teammate controls dies.