---
name: "Parasitic Impetus"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Goad", "Enchant"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "222"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mila Pesic"
oracle_id: "ff3de07d-86c3-49e1-9de0-97c85301ff93"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/parasitic-impetus-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Parasitic Impetus
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Goad, Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Coercive Impetus](/printing/coercive-impetus-soc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Martial Impetus](/printing/martial-impetus-c20.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Predatory Impetus](/printing/predatory-impetus-clb.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Ghoulish Impetus](/printing/ghoulish-impetus-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Shiny Impetus](/printing/shiny-impetus-c20.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Psychic Impetus](/printing/psychic-impetus-clb.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #222
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mila Pesic
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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