---
name: "Besmirch"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Goad"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CN2-49"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "fc80380c-7d75-4556-aaf2-bf7b2c757e75"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/besmirch-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Besmirch
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Goad

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, gain control of target creature and it gains haste. Untap and goad that creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

> *The whitest robes stain best.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
2. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
3. [Unwilling Recruit](/printing/unwilling-recruit-eve.md) — Sorcery
4. [Incessant Provocation](/printing/incessant-provocation-hbg.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mark of Mutiny](/printing/mark-of-mutiny-m13.md) — Sorcery
6. [Traitorous Blood](/printing/traitorous-blood-isd.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #CN2-49
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`