A Mythic Rare Artifact—Equipment card from the 2022 Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate expansion, featuring unique survival mechanics and card draw.
Pact Weapon
2022 • Magic: The Gathering • Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate
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The Pact Weapon card, numbered 165 in the Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate expansion, represents a significant addition to Magic: The Gathering collectors' portfolios. Released in 2022, this Mythic Rare Artifact—Equipment bridges the iconic fantasy world of Dungeons & Dragons with the strategic depth of the trading card game. Designed by Volkan Baǵa, the card offers a unique mechanical identity that appeals to both thematic enthusiasts and strategic players seeking versatile equipment options. Functioning as a four-mana black artifact, this equipment provides critical survival utility. When attached to a creature, it prevents the game from ending due to zero or less life, a powerful defensive capability. Offensively, it triggers card draw and temporary power boosts whenever the equipped creature attacks, though this comes with the strategic cost of losing life equal to the revealed card's mana value. This risk-reward dynamic makes it a compelling piece for builders looking to optimize their decks. The Mythic Rare status indicates its lower print run and higher demand within the community. Whether you are focusing on completing the HBG set code collection or acquiring specific high-rarity artifacts, this card stands out for its distinctive gameplay loop and thematic resonance. The interplay between life loss and card advantage creates a memorable experience on the battlefield, cementing its place as a memorable entry in the Baldur's Gate crossover history.
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Pact Weapon
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Mythic Rare
Volkan Baǵa
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English
{3}{B}
Artifact — Equipment
B
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As long as this Equipment is attached to a creature, you don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. Whenever equipped creature attacks, draw a card and reveal it. The creature gets +X/+X until end of turn and you lose X life, where X is that card's mana value. Equip—Discard a card.
