---
name: "Pact of Negation"
mana_cost: "{0}"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MP2"
set_name: "Amonkhet Invocations"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "special"
artist: "Titus Lunter"
oracle_id: "f3e213a4-ba5a-468a-93b3-c0a34e1bd725"
printings_count: 28
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pact-of-negation-mp2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pact of Negation
- **Mana Cost:** `{0}` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {3}{U}{U}. If you don't, you lose the game.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Arcane Denial](/printing/arcane-denial-woc.md) — Instant
2. [Negate](/printing/negate-ogw.md) — Instant
3. [Force of Negation](/printing/force-of-negation-2x2.md) — Instant
4. [Dismal Failure](/printing/dismal-failure-plc.md) — Instant
5. [Reject](/printing/reject-stx.md) — Instant
6. [Force Void](/printing/force-void-ice.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #16
- **Rarity:** Special
- **Artist:** Titus Lunter
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`