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Slaughter Pact, art by Kev Walker
Art by Kev Walker · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$1.70
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Slaughter Pact

{0} · Instant

Destroy target nonblack creature. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {2}{B}. If you don't, you lose the game.

Rulings (3)

Jun 7, 2013 · 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.

Mar 19, 2021 · If Slaughter Pact 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.

Mar 19, 2021 · If Slaughter Pact resolves with a legal target but the target is not destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible or regenerated), the delayed triggered ability will still trigger at the beginning of your next upkeep and you will have to pay the cost or lose the game.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · cEDH

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=2 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Ob Nixilis, Captive KingpincEDH50%2
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Slaughter Pact — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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