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The Great Goblin
Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble · 1BRBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
The Great Goblin is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you put one or more counters on a Goblin, Orc, or Army you control, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to target opponent.
Whenever another Goblin, Orc, or Army you control dies, exile the top card of your library. You may play it until the end of your next turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.56
Average lands in decks for The Great Goblin: 35
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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)
- Consistency66
- Speed68
- Interaction24
- Resilience71
- Closing71
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (22 nonbasic, 6 Swamp, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Krenko, Mob Boss · Skirk Prospector · Boggart Mischief · Boggart Cursecrafter · Bothersome Noisemaker · Azog, Moria's Ruin · Bolg's Company · Metallic Mimic · Goblin Bombardment · Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie · Goblin Matron · Fearsome Goblin Pair · Scuzzback Scrounger · Sling-Gang Lieutenant · Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin · Goblin Warchief · Uglúk of the White Hand · Bolg of the North · Skullclamp · Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain · Rage into the Valley · Taurean Mauler · Goblin-town Flunkies · Misty Mountains Raider · Gorbag of Minas Morgul · Tidings of War · Blasphemous Act · Howlsquad Heavy · Putrid Goblin · Brightstone Ritual · Gathering of Darkness · Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap! · March from the Black Gate · Along the Crooked Way · Knucklebone Witch · Deadly Dispute · Orcish Bowmasters · Talisman of Indulgence · Warren Soultrader · Murderous Redcap · Siege-Gang Commander · Impact Tremors · Orcish Medicine · Pashalik Mons · Siege-Gang Lieutenant · Conspicuous Snoop · Feed the Swarm · Goblin Chirurgeon · Bloodline Bidding · Dark Ritual · Frogtosser Banneret · Goblin Plate Mail · Terminate · Champion of the Weird · Chaos Warp · First Day of Class · Hexing Squelcher · Rakdos Signet · Collective Inferno · Village Rites · Assault on Osgiliath · Grishnákh, Brash Instigator · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Goblin-town · Barad-dûr · Blood Crypt · Foreboding Ruins · Path of Ancestry · Luxury Suite · Bojuka Bog · Blazemire Verge · Haunted Ridge · Tainted Peak · Bloodstained Mire · Graven Cairns · Exotic Orchard · Auntie's Hovel · Phyrexian Tower · Shadowblood Ridge · Eclipsed Realms · Mount Doom
🃏 Recommended cards for The Great Goblin
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Great Goblin, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Krenko, Mob Boss | 73% | +67% |
| Skirk Prospector | 73% | +67% |
| Boggart Mischief | 72% | +66% |
| Boggart Cursecrafter | 71% | +66% |
| Bothersome Noisemaker | 71% | +64% |
| Azog, Moria's Ruin | 69% | +62% |
| Metallic Mimic | 64% | +61% |
| Bolg's Company | 67% | +60% |
| Grub, Storied Matriarch | 60% | +58% |
| Goblin Matron | 59% | +56% |
| Sling-Gang Lieutenant | 58% | +54% |
| Uglúk of the White Hand | 56% | +54% |
| Scuzzback Scrounger | 58% | +54% |
| Goblin Bombardment | 63% | +53% |
| Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin | 57% | +52% |
| Goblin Warchief | 56% | +52% |
| Fearsome Goblin Pair | 58% | +52% |
| Bolg of the North | 55% | +50% |
| Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain | 51% | +50% |
| Barad-dûr | 50% | +48% |
| Taurean Mauler | 51% | +48% |
| Gorbag of Minas Morgul | 48% | +46% |
| Rage into the Valley | 51% | +46% |
| Goblin-town | 51% | +45% |
💰 The best cards for your The Great Goblin 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.
- Krenko, Mob Boss
- Skirk Prospector
- Boggart Mischief
- Boggart Cursecrafter
- Bothersome Noisemaker
- 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 Bombardment
- Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
- Skullclamp
- Knucklebone Witch
- Pashalik Mons
- Conspicuous Snoop
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Warren Soultrader
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Warg Rider
- Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted
- Hexing Squelcher
- Andúril, Narsil Reforged
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Great Goblin
- Fall of Cair Andros + Blasphemous Act → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite damage to creatures
- Ashnod's Altar + Metallic Mimic → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Ashnod's Altar + Thran Vigil → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Goblin Bombardment + Metallic Mimic → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Goblin Bombardment + Gev, Scaled Scorch → Infinite damage, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Goblin Bombardment + Thran Vigil → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Great Goblin's color identity?
The Great Goblin 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 The Great Goblin come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Great Goblin deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: C+ (60/100).
How many lands should a The Great Goblin deck run?
Real The Great Goblin decks run 35 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 The Great Goblin?
The three highest-synergy cards are Krenko, Mob Boss, Skirk Prospector, Boggart Mischief. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Great Goblin decks.
What combos does The Great Goblin have?
The Great Goblin has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Fall of Cair Andros + Blasphemous Act. 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 The Great Goblin deck cost?
You can start cheap: Krenko, Mob Boss, Skirk Prospector, Boggart Mischief 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.