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Magic: The Gathering · Secrets of Strixhaven Commander · Common

Parasitic Impetus

Enchantment — Aura

$0.25

Market price

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Public decks

Parasitic Impetus
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Rules Text

Enchant creatureEnchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)Whenever enchanted creature attacks, its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Card Facts

Mana value
3
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#2,832
Keywords
Goad, Enchant
Rarity

Legality

Commander

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Pauper

Legal

Pauper Commander

Legal

TLR

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Brawl

Not legal

Competitive Brawl

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Gladiator

Not legal

Historic

Not legal

Modern

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

Timeless

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Jun 30, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Being goaded isn't an ability the creature has. Once it's been goaded, it must attack as detailed above even if it loses all abilities.

  2. Jun 30, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If, during a player's declare attackers step, a creature that player controls that's been goaded is tapped, is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, or hasn't been under that player's control continuously since the turn began (and doesn't have haste), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having a creature attack a player, its controller isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack that player.

  3. Jun 30, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a creature you control has been goaded by multiple opponents, it must attack one of your opponents that hasn't goaded it, as that fulfills the maximum number of goad requirements. If a creature you control has been goaded by each of your opponents, the creature must attack an opponent (rather than a planeswalker or battle), but you choose which opponent it attacks.

  4. Jun 30, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    Attacking with a goaded creature doesn't cause it to stop being goaded. If there is an additional combat phase that turn, or if another player gains control of it before it stops being goaded, it must attack again if able.

  5. Jun 30, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If the creature doesn't meet any of the above exceptions and can attack, it must attack a player other than the controller of the spell or ability that goaded it if able. If the creature can't attack any of those players but could otherwise attack, it must attack a planeswalker an opponent controls, a battle an opponent controls, or a player who goaded it.

  6. Apr 17, 2020 · Wizards of the Coast

    If you are the attacking creature's controller, you lose 2 life and gain 2 life. You won't lose the game if your life total is 0 in between these two events.

  7. Apr 17, 2020 · Wizards of the Coast

    Parasitic Impetus causes you to gain life, not the attacking creature's controller.

Printings

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6 printings
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Community

Decks using this card

14 public decks run Parasitic Impetus; here are the 8 most recently updated.


MTGCommanderB1

Kiliian

SA
Sandwitchsmash3 months ago
500
MTGCommander

Silverquill

SL
Slade5 months ago
400
MTGCommanderB2

Silverquill Influence (Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Preconstructed Deck)

WizardsOfTheCoast
WizardsOfTheCoast6 months ago
900
MTGCommanderB1

Karona's Pandemic

Bessertier
Bessertier7 months ago
1600
MTGCommanderB1

Isshin be Wishin

CU
Cunsmook8 months ago
1200
MTGCommanderB2

Charmed I'm Sure

Jamjar
Jamjar9 months ago
4500
MTGCommanderB1

Breena

AU
Aub9 months ago
200