---
name: "Killian, Decisive Mentor"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Warlock"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Goad"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Billy Christian"
oracle_id: "9c54bd34-667d-415c-ad26-82e0eb0ff409"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/killian-decisive-mentor-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Killian, Decisive Mentor
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Goad

## Oracle Text
Whenever an enchantment you control enters, tap up to one target creature and goad it. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever one or more creatures that are enchanted by an Aura you control attack, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kaima, the Fractured Calm](/printing/kaima-the-fractured-calm-nec.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit
2. [Coercive Impetus](/printing/coercive-impetus-soc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Martial Impetus](/printing/martial-impetus-c20.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Predatory Impetus](/printing/predatory-impetus-clb.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Parasitic Impetus](/printing/parasitic-impetus-c21.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Acquired Mutation](/printing/acquired-mutation-pip.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #4
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Billy Christian
- **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`