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Killian, Decisive Mentor

Legendary Creature — Human Warlock1 generic manaWhite manaBlack mana

Most enchantment-matters payoffs reward either the cast trigger or the raw permanent count; this one runs both halves of its engine through combat, which is the unusual part. The first ability fires whenever any enchantment you control enters (Auras, sagas, enchantment creatures, and room-style permanents all qualify) and forces a goad onto its target, tapping that creature as it does so. The "up to one" makes the targeting optional, not the tap: choose a creature and it gets both, or choose nothing and the trigger does nothing. Tapping strips a potential blocker from your current combat, an offensive beat; the goad compels that creature to attack someone other than you, lasting only until your next turn, so its bite depends on whether a combat falls inside that window. The second ability closes the loop: the Auras you deployed to trip the first trigger become cards the moment a creature they enchant declares an attack, and goaded creatures are pushed into combat by definition. The draw keys off attack declaration, before blocks or damage, so an Aura only has to reach combat, not survive it. What keeps this from snowballing on its own is that the payoff demands commitment: you must strap Auras onto bodies and actually send those bodies in, not merely count static enchantments. A Voltron-adjacent Aura pilot with an outward-facing redirection clause, aiming pressure at everyone else while the cards tick up behind it.

Killian, Decisive Mentor (soc)
SOC · #4mythic
Pricing
Normal: $1.31
Foil: $0.52
Oracle Text

Rules text

Whenever an enchantment you control enters, tap up to one target creature and goad it. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) Whenever one or more creatures that are enchanted by an Aura you control attack, draw a card.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
N/A
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
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