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Besmirch

{1}{R}{R}

Sorcery

CN2Conspiracy: Take the Crown#49uncommon
Foil

The whitest robes stain best.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 22–1156
Illustrator
Mathias Kollros
Found in
Conspiracy Take the Crown Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
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.)

Plays as: Goad · Threaten

Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+2.3%
$0.45
$0.25 low-$0.08 gap
Foil+0.0%
$1.77
$2.87 low-$1.63 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.30· across 2 printings

Rulings

8 · latest Jun 30, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCJun 30, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 30, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 30, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 30, 2023

    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.

  • WotCJun 30, 2023

    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.

  • WotCAug 23, 2016

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

  • WotCAug 23, 2016

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

  • WotCAug 23, 2016

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