Demonic Pact
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• This enchantment deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life.
• Target opponent discards two cards.
• Draw two cards.
• You lose the game.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #9463
Demonic Pact offers three of the most powerful effects in Magic — draw two, drain four, take a permanent — stapled to a fourth mode that hands opponents your loss condition. The whole card reads as a trap until you pair it with Harmless Offering or Blim, Comedic Genius, at which point it becomes a repeatable engine that punishes whoever ends up holding it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Blim, Comedic Genius
Blim, Comedic Genius is the definitive home for Demonic Pact — Blim's attack trigger lets you pass the cursed enchantment to an opponent the turn before the loss-condition mode would resolve, so you bank the three good modes and they pay the price.
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver
Ghen, Arcanum Weaver runs Demonic Pact as a sacrifice outlet on a timer: use the three beneficial modes, then sacrifice the enchantment to Ghen before the fourth mode ever triggers, replacing it with something else from your graveyard and resetting the loop.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Demonic Pact is a build-around, not a staple — it needs a dedicated exit plan or it's a liability that opponents can simply wait out. Legacy and Vintage have the artifact and enchantment density to reset it or donate it, but faster, more reliable win conditions crowd it out of competitive lists. Modern and Pioneer see occasional Harmless Offering combo decks built around it, where the card's raw power level justifies the setup cost. Across every format, Demonic Pact rewards patience and punishes greed — three turns of free value are real, but the fourth mode ends the game if you're still holding on.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Demonic PactHarmless Offering
Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Demonic PactBlim, Comedic Genius
Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Demonic PactDonate
Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Demonic PactStiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Demonic PactCoveted Falcon
Target opponent loses the game at the beginning of their next upkeep
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Demonic Pact is firmly bulk despite being a rare with a genuine combo identity. The price reflects narrow playability rather than weak design — it holds at this floor because only dedicated donate or sacrifice builds want it, keeping demand low and supply high.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.