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Psychic Impetus
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, you scry 2.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Psychic Impetus is a deceptively efficient blue Aura that shines best in tempo and political value decks, especially in Commander where goading can redirect combat away from you while still pressuring the table. The +2/+2 boost matters because it turns an opposing utility creature or a small evasive threat into a real clock, and the forced attacks often create messy blocks that favor the rest of the pod. Its real advantage is the scry 2 trigger on every attack, which lets you filter draws turn after turn while the enchanted creature keeps swinging elsewhere. Pair it with creatures that naturally attack safely, like ones with menace, flying, or high toughness, and consider repeat-enchantment synergies such as bounce, copy, or aura-recursion decks to reuse the effect. In practice, Psychic Impetus is less about raw damage and more about steering the battlefield, digging for answers, and making someone else’s best creature work for your plan.
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Character Background
Psychic Impetus is a deceptively efficient blue Aura that shines best in tempo and political value decks, especially in Commander where goading can redirect combat away from you while still pressuring the table. The +2/+2 boost matters because it turns an opposing utility creature or a small evasive threat into a real clock, and the forced attacks often create messy blocks that favor the rest of the pod. Its real advantage is the scry 2 trigger on every attack, which lets you filter draws turn after turn while the enchanted creature keeps swinging elsewhere. Pair it with creatures that naturally attack safely, like ones with menace, flying, or high toughness, and consider repeat-enchantment synergies such as bounce, copy, or aura-recursion decks to reuse the effect. In practice, Psychic Impetus is less about raw damage and more about steering the battlefield, digging for answers, and making someone else’s best creature work for your plan.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 20:10:46 UTC