---
name: "Xander's Pact"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Casualty"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Helge C. Balzer"
oracle_id: "3df11e5c-19aa-441c-a889-6b40eb3fdabf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/xanders-pact-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Xander's Pact
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Casualty

## Oracle Text
Casualty 2 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 2 or greater. When you do, copy this spell.)
Each opponent exiles the top card of their library. You may cast spells from among those cards this turn. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to that spell's mana value rather than pay its mana cost.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cut of the Profits](/printing/cut-of-the-profits-prm.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ob Nixilis, the Adversary](/printing/ob-nixilis-the-adversary-psnc.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Nixilis
3. [Flawless Forgery](/printing/flawless-forgery-ncc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Illicit Shipment](/printing/illicit-shipment-snc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Cut Your Losses](/printing/cut-your-losses-snc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #43
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Helge C. Balzer
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`