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Pact of Negation

Pact of Negation Price

9 printings · 9 sets · first printed 2007

Cheapest $15.32
Median $19.14
Highest $207.50
EDHREC Rank #370

Pact of Negation has been printed 9 times across 9 sets, first in 2007 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Time Spiral Remastered #77 at $15.32, while the most expensive is Amonkhet Invocations #16 at $207.50 — about 14× more. The median across 8 priced printings is $19.14. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 9x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2, Tales of Middle-earth Commander.

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Every Pact of Negation Printing, Compared

Cheapest first · unpriced last
Printing Year Price Dealer Buys
Time Spiral Remastered #77 (R) Cheapest 2021 $15.32 $11.50
Mystery Booster 2 #169 (R) 2024 $16.70 $12.00
Masters 25 #68 (R) 2018 $18.15 $37.50 foil
Modern Masters #56 (R) 2013 $19.00 $45.00 foil
The List #A25-68 (R) 2020 $19.29 —
Future Sight #42 (R) 2007 $20.87 $180.00 foil
Tales of Middle-earth Commander #523 (R) 2023 $83.49 $41.00
Amonkhet Invocations #16 (S) Foil 2017 $207.50 $140.00 foil
Amonkhet Remastered #73 (R) 2020 — —

Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.

Oracle Text
Instant
Counter target spell.

At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay 3UU. If you don't, you lose the game.
Legal In
Modern Legacy Vintage Commander Brawl PreDH

Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 9 versions.

Official Judge Precedents

3 Precedents

Although originally printed with a characteristic-defining ability that defined its color, this card now has a color indicator. This color indicator can't be affected by text-changing effects (such as the one created by Crystal Spray), although color-changing effects can still overwrite it.

If Pact of Negation is countered or otherwise doesn't resolve (perhaps because its target became illegal), the delayed triggered ability that threatens you with a game loss won't trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep.

If Pact of Negation resolves with a legal target but fails to counter that spell (most likely because that spell can't be countered), the delayed triggered ability will still trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep and you will have to pay. Or else.