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Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted
Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble · 3BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Great Goblin enters or attacks, amass Goblins 3. (Put three +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Goblin. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token first.)
Armies you control have trample.
Reference price of the card: €19.11
Average lands in decks for Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted: 34
GoblinsAmass+1/+1 CountersOrcsTokensZombiesAggroSacrifice
Build your Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (60/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed48
- Interaction42
- Resilience72
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 5 Mountain)
Bothersome Noisemaker · Sol Ring · The Great Goblin · Misty Mountains Raider · Bolg of the North · Fearsome Goblin Pair · Azog, Moria's Ruin · Arcane Signet · Gathering of Darkness · Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain · Goblin Plate Mail · Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap! · March from the Black Gate · Rage into the Valley · Tidings of War · Foray of Orcs · Along the Crooked Way · Assault on Osgiliath · Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant · Orcish Medicine · Goblin-town Flunkies · Warg Rider · Grishnákh, Brash Instigator · Rhovanion Rampager · Bolg's Company · Mordor Muster · Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning · Down, Down to Goblin-town · Widespread Brutality · Orcish Siegemaster · Book of Mazarbul · Fall of Cair Andros · Goblin Warchief · Swarming of Moria · Blasphemous Act · Krenko, Mob Boss · Moria Scavenger · Orcish Bowmasters · Uglúk of the White Hand · Talisman of Indulgence · Dreadhorde Invasion · Dark Ritual · My Precious // Allure of Power · Chaos Warp · Moria Marauder · Rakdos Signet · Warbeast of Gorgoroth · Terminate · Swiftfoot Boots · Dunland Crebain · Feed the Swarm · Gorbag of Minas Morgul · Goblin Chieftain · Skirk Prospector · Hexing Squelcher · Goblin Matron · Honor the God-Pharaoh · Rakdos Charm · Angrath, Captain of Chaos · The Ozolith · Vandalblast · Night's Whisper · Reanimate · The Reaver Cleaver · The Torment of Gollum · Command Tower · Barad-dûr · Dragonskull Summit · Goblin-town · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Blood Crypt · Rogue's Passage · Foreboding Ruins · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Mount Doom · Blazemire Verge · Bojuka Bog · Path of Ancestry · Tainted Peak · The Black Gate · Graven Cairns · Shadowblood Ridge · Auntie's Hovel · Dark Fortress · Mines of Moria · Evolving Wilds · Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
🃏 Recommended cards for Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Goblin | 85% | +83% |
| Bothersome Noisemaker | 88% | +81% |
| Misty Mountains Raider | 84% | +79% |
| Bolg of the North | 83% | +78% |
| Fearsome Goblin Pair | 83% | +77% |
| Azog, Moria's Ruin | 82% | +76% |
| Gathering of Darkness | 80% | +76% |
| Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain | 77% | +75% |
| March from the Black Gate | 75% | +74% |
| Goblin Plate Mail | 76% | +72% |
| Great Ugly-Looking Goblin | 75% | +71% |
| Rage into the Valley | 75% | +70% |
| Barad-dûr | 70% | +68% |
| Foray of Orcs | 69% | +68% |
| Tidings of War | 73% | +68% |
| Assault on Osgiliath | 65% | +64% |
| Orcish Medicine | 65% | +64% |
| Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant | 65% | +64% |
| Along the Crooked Way | 68% | +63% |
| Warg Rider | 64% | +63% |
| Grishnákh, Brash Instigator | 62% | +61% |
| Rhovanion Rampager | 62% | +60% |
| Goblin-town Flunkies | 64% | +59% |
| Goblin-town | 65% | +59% |
💰 The best cards for your Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- The Great Goblin
- Bothersome Noisemaker
- Misty Mountains Raider
- Bolg of the North
- Fearsome Goblin Pair
- Azog, Moria's Ruin
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Goblin Chieftain
- Mount Doom
- Auntie's Hovel
- Goblin King
- Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
- Wort, Boggart Auntie
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Warg Rider
- Bolg, Erebor's Reckoning
- Orcish Bowmasters
- The Ozolith
- The Black Gate
- The Reaver Cleaver
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Toralf, God of Fury + Blasphemous Act → Near-infinite damage
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Warren Soultrader + Blood Artist → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite Treasure tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted's color identity?
Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 93 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 36 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted deck run?
Real Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Great Goblin, Bothersome Noisemaker, Misty Mountains Raider. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted decks.
What combos does Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted have?
Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted has 6 known combos. The most popular one is The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Great Goblin, Bothersome Noisemaker, Misty Mountains Raider are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.