---
name: "Sly Instigator"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Goad"]
set: "C21"
set_name: "Commander 2021"
collector_number: "32"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Justine Cruz"
oracle_id: "8c2dd8dc-8623-4518-b3fd-dcb9f647fa98"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sly-instigator-c21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sly Instigator
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Goad

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}: Until your next turn, target creature an opponent controls can't be blocked. Goad that creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

> *"Io? Sono solo un passante innocente!"*

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4. [Crafty Pathmage](/printing/crafty-pathmage-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
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6. [Bothersome Quasit](/printing/bothersome-quasit-clb.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2021 (C21) #32
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Justine Cruz
- **Total Printings:** 27 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`