- Sly Instigator
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Sly Instigator
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mana_cost
Types
Creature
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Subtypes
Human
Wizard
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Details
Rules
, : 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.)
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Power
2
power
Toughness
4
toughness
Color Identity
color_identity
Rarity
Rare
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Number
359
number
Artist
Justine Cruz
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Language
English
language
(EN)
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Expansion
Commander 2021
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Rulings
If you leave the game, any creatures you've goaded remain goaded until your next turn would have begun. They don't immediately stop being goaded and don't remain goaded indefinitely.
2021-04-16
Once a creature an opponent controls has been legally blocked, activating Sly Instigator's ability won't change or undo that block.
2021-04-16
Attacking with a goaded creature doesn't cause it to stop being goaded. If there is an additional combat phase that turn, or if another player gains control of it before it stops being goaded, it must attack again if able.
2023-06-30
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.
2023-06-30
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.
2023-06-30
If the creature doesn't meet any of the above exceptions and can attack, it must attack a player other than the controller of the spell or ability that goaded it if able. If the creature can't attack any of those players but could otherwise attack, it must attack a planeswalker an opponent controls, a battle an opponent controls, or a player who goaded it.
2023-06-30
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.
2023-06-30
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Code
Model attributes
id
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The id of the card
C21-359
name
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The name of the card
Sly Instigator
mana_cost
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The cost to cast the card
{3}{U}
types
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The types of card, such as Creature.
Creature
subtypes
string[]
The subtypes of the card, such as Storyborn or Hero.
Human, Wizard
power
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The strength of the card
2
toughness
string
The willpower of the card
4
color_identity
string
The color identity of the card (the colors that appear on the card)
U
variants
object[]
The variants the card is available in, such as normal or foil, and their prices.
variants.name
string
The variant name, such as normal or foil
normal
variants.prices
object[]
The variant name, such as normal or coldFoil
rarity
string
The rarity of the card
Rare
number
string
The card number
359
artist
string
The artist of the card
Justine Cruz
language
string
The language of the card, such as English.
English
language_code
string
The language code, such as EN.
EN
images
object[]
The images of the card
images.large
string
The large url of the image
https://images.scrydex.com/magicthegathering/C21-359/large
expansion
object
The expansion the card belongs to
expansion.name
string
The name of the expansion
Commander 2021