Empty the Pits (KTK #72)
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Empty the Pits is a mythic printing from Khans of Tarkir (KTK #72), a Instant. Illustrated by Ryan Alexander Lee.
Card text
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
Create X tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.
The Sultai would rebuild the empire on the backs of the dead.
Details
| Mana cost | {X}{X}{B}{B}{B}{B} |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Set | Khans of Tarkir (KTK) |
| Collector number | 72 |
| Artist | Ryan Alexander Lee |
| Released | 2014-09-26 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.74, foil $1.48 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Pioneer | 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 | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- March 19, 2021 — Delve doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value. For example, Treasure Cruise's mana value is 8 even if you exiled three cards to cast it.
- March 19, 2021 — You can exile cards to pay only for generic mana, and you can't exile more cards than the generic mana requirement of a spell with delve. For example, you can't exile more than seven cards from your graveyard to cast Treasure Cruise unless an effect has increased its cost.
- March 19, 2021 — Because delve isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs, such as flashback. It can also be used to pay for additional costs that include generic mana.
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