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Coercive Impetus
Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Coercive Impetus is a sharp little political weapon for black decks that want to turn an opposing threat into a liability while squeezing value out of the table. In Commander, it best supports a tempo-and-value game plan: you spend a modest three mana, make a creature slightly bigger, then force it to swing elsewhere while you convert every attack into a card draw. Because the enchanted creature must attack if able and can’t point at you, it often creates awkward combat steps for your opponents and can clear pressure away from your life total. The life loss is real, so pair it with incidental lifegain, lifelink creatures, or commanders that care about opponent combat. It’s especially nasty with high-power creatures, evasive bodies, or sacrifice outlets, since you can encourage attacks, draw cards, and still remove the creature at a moment of your choosing.
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Character Background
Coercive Impetus is a sharp little political weapon for black decks that want to turn an opposing threat into a liability while squeezing value out of the table. In Commander, it best supports a tempo-and-value game plan: you spend a modest three mana, make a creature slightly bigger, then force it to swing elsewhere while you convert every attack into a card draw. Because the enchanted creature must attack if able and can’t point at you, it often creates awkward combat steps for your opponents and can clear pressure away from your life total. The life loss is real, so pair it with incidental lifegain, lifelink creatures, or commanders that care about opponent combat. It’s especially nasty with high-power creatures, evasive bodies, or sacrifice outlets, since you can encourage attacks, draw cards, and still remove the creature at a moment of your choosing.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-03 18:10:42 UTC