MTG Salvation

I'm looking for cards that make you a lightning rod for your opponents with some benefit where if they don't, they'll suffer.

The poster child for this is Luminarch Ascension; fail to consistently attack the Luminarch player and you'll get absolutely crushed under the weight of 2 mana 4/4s.

Preferably, I want them to take an actual attack step against me. Hit me with your suggestions!

Edit: Not planeswalkers.

There are tons and tons of cards that force your opponents to attack. There isn't much in the way of forcing people to attack you. Portal Mage works. I suppose you could Fractured Identity any kind of pillowfort effect, Edric, or extremely efficient blocker.

What is it you're actually trying to achieve? It's possible there's another solution.

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What is it you're actually trying to achieve? It's possible there's another solution.

I just built O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami, and I'm finding that people just don't want to attack me. And, like, this is fine for the most part, but they'll eventually answer O-Kagachi, and the only thing I've gained is life total (that I haven't lost from attacks).

But, I want to punish players for not attacking me (and subsequently getting some sweet vengeance). If they're not going to attack me, I want more than just a higher life total. Basically I want a double bind where you either attack me and let me punish you with O-Kagachi, or you don't attack me and I will punish you with X (like Luminarch Ascension). I just can't find many Xs out there, you know?

I also don't want to just blanket provide incentives to attack me without getting much out of it myself (like playing a Curse of some kind of myself). I want cards whose benefits hinge on not being attacked.

So far, I'm playing Trove of Temptation, Coveted Jewel, and Luminarch Ascension.

Edit to add: I also play Maze's End, which kind of punishes players who don't attack me or don't have an answer; I just kind of eventually win if they don't consistently come knocking, but it's so very slow. I also plan on putting some Monarch cards in, so I can get value that way, as well.

Contested War Zone and any card with Monarch, but especially Keeper of Keys, Regal Behemoth, and Skyline Despot - these all reward you for keeping the monarch, so your opponents will want to take it away. As opposed to Queen Marchesa, Custodi Lich, and Knights of the Black Rose, which all punish them or reward you when you lose or regain the monarch.

Alluring Siren

Sort of forces your opponents to attack you if they want to deal damage;
Bloodchief Ascension

Enchant yourself to encourage bonuses;

• Curse of Chaos
  
• Curse of Disturbance
  
• Curse of Inertia
  
• Curse of Opulence
  
• Curse of Predation
  
• Curse of Shallow Graves
  
• Curse of Stalked Prey
  
• Curse of the Forsaken
  
• Curse of Verbosity
  
• Curse of Vitality

Forcing attacks in general;

• Curse of the Nightly Hunt
  
• Angler Turtle
  
• Avatar of Slaughter
  
• Boros Battleshaper
  
• Fumiko the Lowblood
  
• Grand Melee
  
• Thantis, the Warweaver
  
• Bident of Thassa
  
• Basandra, Battle Seraph
  
• Goblin Diplomats
  
• Heckling Fiends
  
• Instigator
  
• Walking Desecration
  

If opponents creatures are forced to attack will have no choice with;
Mystic Barrier

angel's trumpet
War's toll
Goblin Spymaster