---
name: "Pact of the Serpent"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "KHC"
set_name: "Kaldheim Commander"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Donato Giancola"
oracle_id: "f275039e-3dba-49b0-92aa-92721b1c7f95"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pact-of-the-serpent-khc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pact of the Serpent
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## 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.

> *「纷争先放脑后，敌人就在眼前。成功成仁在此一搏！」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Damnable Pact](/printing/damnable-pact-c17.md) — Sorcery
2. [Eldritch Pact](/printing/eldritch-pact-clb.md) — Sorcery
3. [Pack's Disdain](/printing/packs-disdain-mor.md) — Instant
4. [Kindred Dominance](/printing/kindred-dominance-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Minions' Murmurs](/printing/minions-murmurs-tsr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Crippling Fear](/printing/crippling-fear-pkhm.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #9
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Donato Giancola
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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