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Magic: The Gathering

Ghoulish Impetus

The List CMM-732 • rare

Set
The List
Collector number
CMM-732
Rarity
Rare
Mana cost
2 generic mana black mana
Type
Enchantment
Colors
Black
Artist
Steve Ellis
104,743cards tracked
4other printings of this card
Card face

What it does

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.

Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernNot legal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulNot legal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Ghoulish Impetus was first introduced in the Commander Legends set, designed by Wizards of the Coast as part of their dedicated multiplayer card game expansions. It functions as a black enchantment that introduces a chaotic element to Commander games, forcing creatures to attack and providing a mechanical incentive for players to engage in aggressive combat rather than remaining passive.

The card features an illustration by Nils Hamm, whose work is highly regarded in the Magic: The Gathering community for its evocative, atmospheric, and often ethereal quality. Hamm’s design for the Ghoulish Impetus captures a sense of lingering, spectral hunger, visually grounding the card's function as a parasitic aura that drains the life of the enchanted creature to bolster its controller.

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