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Parasitic 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, its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Card Details
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Character Background
Parasitic Impetus is a sneaky little Aura that fits best in a tempo or political-control shell, especially in Commander where forcing combat can reshape the table. For three mana, it buffs a creature into a more threatening body, but the real power is the goad effect: the enchanted creature must attack, and it must swing away from you if possible. That makes it excellent on an opponent’s best attacker, turning their threat into a liability while draining them for 2 life every time it attacks and padding your own total. It pairs well with sacrifice or removal decks that can exploit the forced attacks, and it becomes even stronger if you can recur Auras or move it onto creatures with evasion or high combat value. In multiplayer, it’s especially nasty with political cards that encourage opponents to leave each other exposed, while you quietly gain incremental advantage.
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Character Background
Parasitic Impetus is a sneaky little Aura that fits best in a tempo or political-control shell, especially in Commander where forcing combat can reshape the table. For three mana, it buffs a creature into a more threatening body, but the real power is the goad effect: the enchanted creature must attack, and it must swing away from you if possible. That makes it excellent on an opponent’s best attacker, turning their threat into a liability while draining them for 2 life every time it attacks and padding your own total. It pairs well with sacrifice or removal decks that can exploit the forced attacks, and it becomes even stronger if you can recur Auras or move it onto creatures with evasion or high combat value. In multiplayer, it’s especially nasty with political cards that encourage opponents to leave each other exposed, while you quietly gain incremental advantage.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-09-30 10:10:44 UTC