---
name: "Puppet Master, String Puller"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Goad", "Treasure"]
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Tyler Christopher"
oracle_id: "376c6257-4a1a-42d4-8931-72068f38727f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/puppet-master-string-puller-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Puppet Master, String Puller
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Goad, Treasure

## Oracle Text
Whenever you attack, goad target creature an opponent controls. It can't block this turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever one or more goaded creatures deal combat damage to one of your opponents, create a Treasure token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Racketeer](/printing/goblin-racketeer-cn2.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
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3. [Taunting Kobold](/printing/taunting-kobold-plst.md) — Creature — Kobold
4. [Jeering Homunculus](/printing/jeering-homunculus-gn3.md) — Creature — Homunculus
5. [Shiny Impetus](/printing/shiny-impetus-c20.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Vengeful Ancestor](/printing/vengeful-ancestor-clb.md) — Creature — Spirit Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #59
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Tyler Christopher
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`