Coveted Peacock (CMM)

Coveted Peacock
Casting Cost: {3}{U}{U}
Card Type: Creature - Bird
Power/Toughness: 3/4

Card Text:
Flying
Whenever Coveted Peacock attacks, you may goad target creature defending player controls. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

Artist: Christopher Burdett

Coveted Peacock offers a mix of evasion and political gameplay in multiplayer settings. The goad mechanic, especially in multiplayer formats like Commander, can be strategically useful to manipulate combat situations, potentially turning your opponents against each other.

The flavor of the card is intriguing. A peacock is usually associated with beauty and display, and the act of "goad"ing an opponent's creature can be seen as the peacock flaunting its beauty and causing jealousy or distraction among the other creatures, compelling them to behave irrationally and aggressively.

With its decent flying body and ability to dictate how an opponent's creature behaves in combat, Coveted Peacock can be a fun and strategic inclusion in blue decks that look to manipulate the battlefield, especially in games with more than two players.

Christopher Burdett's art probably captures the majestic and eye-catching nature of the peacock, emphasizing why other creatures might be so compelled to chase after it.