Ghoulish Impetus - Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (#214) - Illustrated by Steve Ellis - Magic: The Gathering Card
Goad Enchant

Ghoulish Impetus

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Enchantment — Aura

Mana Cost: {2}{B}

Oracle Rules Text: Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1, has deathtouch, and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) When enchanted creature dies, return this card to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.

Set: Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (#214), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Steve Ellis

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Official Rulings (4)

2023-07-28
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 protects, or a player who goaded it.
2023-07-28
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.
2023-07-28
Attacking with a goaded creature doesn't cause it to stop being goaded. 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.
2023-07-28
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.

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