MagicTheGathering.fyi

Imps' Taunt

Instant

Buyback {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Target creature attacks this turn if able.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
The List
Price
$0.21
EDHREC rank
#26299
Buy on TCGplayer
Imps' Taunt card art
Imps' Taunt forces one opponent to have all their creatures attack you this turn — a full redirect of combat that can swing a three-way board state in a single move. Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements and similar "pillow fort punishes attacker" commanders make this effect backbreaking, but the cost is real: you're painting a target on yourself for the rest of the table.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Imps' Taunt is a Commander card through and through — the politics of redirecting one player's entire attack into you only matter when there are three other people at the table watching. In a four-player pod it creates real leverage: strip an opponent's board of blockers, bait out an overcommitted swing, or sacrifice your own defenses to let a third player clean up. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal homes, but one-on-one those formats offer no political upside, and a sorcery-speed combat redirect rarely matters in 60-card games where combat is already a binary exchange. Oathbreaker has the same multiplayer texture as Commander and is the one place outside EDH where this card earns its slot.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.21 bulk tier

At $0.21, Imps' Taunt sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying next to nothing for a niche but genuinely powerful effect. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely move unless a breakout commander pushes demand, so don't expect price movement, but there's no reason not to own a copy for any red political or combat-manipulation build.

Explore

Sources

Mentioned

← All cards

Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.