Shiny Impetus is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red enchantment from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 231 in that set, with art by Filipe Pagliuso. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Pauper Commander. It has been printed in 10 sets, from Commander 2020 (2020) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).
Card text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-12).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Shiny Impetus by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
Shiny Impetus has been printed in 10 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
Printing
Rarity
Year
The List (PLST) #TDC-231
Common
2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7165
Rare
2026
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1845
Uncommon
2024
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #180
Uncommon
2024
Ravnica: Clue Edition (CLU) #147
Common
2024
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #161
Uncommon
2024
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #227
Uncommon
2023
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #194
Common
2022
Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #138
Uncommon
2021
Commander 2020 (C20) #55
Uncommon
2020
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Shiny Impetus, newest first.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
Shiny Impetus causes you to create a Treasure token, not the attacking creature's controller.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.