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◇ Catalog #214

Ghoulish Impetus

soc·#214·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Steve Ellis

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Apr '26

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Value

$1.68+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.70 · low $0.64

NM$0.68

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$0.63–$0.72modeled

30 days ago
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90-dayhigh $2.16low $0.57range 278.9%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,740 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.68

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1, has deathtouch, and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) When enchanted creature dies, return this card to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 4

2023-07-28wotc

Being goaded isn't an ability the creature has. Once it's been goaded, it must attack as detailed above even if it loses all abilities.

2023-07-28wotc

If, during a player's declare attackers step, a creature that player controls that's been goaded is tapped, is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, or hasn't been under that player's control continuously since the turn began (and doesn't have haste), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having a creature attack a player, its controller isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack that player.

2023-07-28wotc

Attacking with a goaded creature doesn't cause it to stop being goaded. If a creature you control has been goaded by multiple opponents, it must attack one of your opponents that hasn't goaded it, as that fulfills the maximum number of goad requirements. If a creature you control has been goaded by each of your opponents, the creature must attack an opponent (rather than a planeswalker or battle), but you choose which opponent it attacks.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.68. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.57 and $2.16 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #214 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Goad and Enchant.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,740 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Steve Ellis. Rarix catalogs 152 other cards credited to this artist.