Empty the Pits
~$0.77 low · ~$1.49 high
Black. Instant
Khans of Tarkir #72 · Illustrated by Ryan Alexander Lee
Khans of Tarkir #72 · Illustrated by Ryan Alexander LeeWhat is Empty the Pits worth?
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Oracle text
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for 
.)
Create X tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.
The Sultai would rebuild the empire on the backs of the dead.
Format legality
The only printing of Empty the Pits
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Khans of Tarkir ktk #72· 2014mythic· Cardmarket €0.52 · €1.23 foil | mythic | $0.77 | $1.49 | €0.52€1.23 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2014
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #14,179 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Delve
- Artist
- Ryan Alexander Lee
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Khans of Tarkir card (#72).
072 · KTK · M · EN
- 072Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- KTKSet code for Khans of Tarkir
- MMythic rare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (3)
2021-03-19
Because delve isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs, such as flashback. It can also be used to pay for additional costs that include generic mana.
2021-03-19
You can exile cards to pay only for generic mana, and you can't exile more cards than the generic mana requirement of a spell with delve. For example, you can't exile more than seven cards from your graveyard to cast Treasure Cruise unless an effect has increased its cost.
2021-03-19
Delve doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value. For example, Treasure Cruise's mana value is 8 even if you exiled three cards to cast it.
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