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Besmirch

The List #CN2-49 uncommon
Sorcery |
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Besmirch

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Live Value $0.33
Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)
Reprint Profile:
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Rarity
uncommon
Set Origin
Daily Shift
0.00%
EDHREC Rank
#11,069
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Sorcery
Color Identity Red
🖋️ Curator's Notes
Until end of turn, gain control of target creature and it gains haste. Untap and goad that creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

"The whitest robes stain best."

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Official Judge Precedents

8 Precedents

Gaining control of a creature doesn't cause you to gain control of any Auras or Equipment attached to it.

Besmirch can target any creature, including one you already control or one that's untapped.

The creature you gain control of must attack during your turn if able.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

📜 Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2024-08-02
Set Name: The List
Artist Reference: Mathias Kollros
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern not_legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer not_legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl not_legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh not_legal
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