Grave Pact
Grave Pact: Enchantment, Commander Masters. Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 165
- Artist
- Billy Christian
- Commander rank
- 576 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Grave Pact
Grave Pact is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black enchantment from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 165 in that set, with art by Billy Christian. It costs {1}{B}{B}{B} (one generic and three black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Stronghold (1998) to Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $31.06 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever a creature you control dies, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Denied the peace of the Blessed Sleep, geists lash out at the living, and the cycle of anger and unrest continues unbroken.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $31.06 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Grave Pact by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Grave Pact
Grave Pact has been printed in 10 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2615 | Rare | 2026 |
| Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #29 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #73 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales (WOT) #93 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #513 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #639 | Mythic | 2023 |
| Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #65 | Rare | 2018 |
| Commander 2011 (CMD) #85 | Rare | 2011 |
| Planechase (HOP) #28 | Rare | 2009 |
| Tenth Edition (10E) #144 | Rare | 2007 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #135 | Rare | 2005 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #135★ | Rare | 2005 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Grave Pact, newest first.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, when a creature you control dies, Grave Pact's triggered ability will cause each other player, including your teammate, to sacrifice a creature. Grave Pact's ability won't trigger when a creature your teammate controls dies.
- None of the players are targeted. A player with hexproof would still sacrifice a creature.
- If two players each control a Grave Pact and a creature controlled by one of those players dies, a chain reaction happens. First the ability of that player's Grave Pact will trigger, causing each other player to sacrifice a creature. That sacrifice causes the ability of the other player's Grave Pact to trigger, and so on.
- If you control more than one Grave Pact and a creature you control dies, each of the triggered abilities will trigger. Each other player will sacrifice a creature each time one of those abilities resolves.
- When the triggered ability resolves, first the player whose turn it is (if it isn't your turn) chooses which creature they will sacrifice, then each other player in turn order does the same, then all chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time.
- If multiple creatures you control die at the same time, Grave Pact's ability will trigger that many times.
Similar cards
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