Pact of the Serpent
Price
Sorcery
Pact of the Serpent
Mana
Oracle text
Choose a creature type. Target player draws X cards and loses X life, where X is the number of creatures they control of the chosen type.
Commander : legalModern : not legalPioneer : not legalStandard : not legalLegacy : legalVintage : legalPauper : not legal
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Official rulings (3) · Scryfall
2021-02-05
You choose the target player as you cast Pact of the Serpent, but you don't choose the creature type until the spell resolves.
2021-02-05
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Squirrel or Knight. You can't choose card types (e.g., artifact) or supertypes (e.g., snow).
2021-02-05
The value of X is based on the number of creatures the player controls of the chosen type as Pact of the Serpent resolves.