Pact of the Serpent

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Sorcery

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.

"Our quarrels behind us. Our foes before us. Death or triumph for us all!"

qDonato Giancola
standard
Not Legal
alchemy
Not Legal
pioneer
Not Legal
explorer
Not Legal
modern
Not Legal
historic
Not Legal
standard brawl
Not Legal
historic brawl
Not Legal
timeless
Not Legal

Rulings

You choose the target player as you cast Pact of the Serpent, but you don't choose the creature type until the spell resolves.
(wotc2021-02-05)
You must choose an existing creature type, such as Squirrel or Knight. You can't choose card types (e.g., artifact) or supertypes (e.g., snow).
(wotc2021-02-05)
The value of X is based on the number of creatures the player controls of the chosen type as Pact of the Serpent resolves.
(wotc2021-02-05)
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