Stony-Voiced Goblins

Stony-Voiced Goblins

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{1}{B} · Creature — Goblin Bard
Common · The Hobbit · Art by Marius Bota
When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.
Predicted power
Standard 31 Eng.D-Usr.

A 1/1 body makes two-mana discard too low-impact for normal black decks; it needs a repeat-ETB or sacrifice shell to earn testing.

Band speculativeConfidence 52%

Could be wrong if Revealed sacrifice and graveyard themes could provide a resilient recursion shell that makes the ETB materially better.

Pioneer 21 Eng.FUsr.

It is drastically less efficient than Pioneer’s one-mana discard and offers only a 1/1 afterward, leaving no clear competitive role.

Band speculativeConfidence 69%

Could be wrong if A dedicated creature-recursion deck could value guaranteed discard plus a sacrifice body more than ordinary midrange lists do.

Modern 22 Eng.FUsr.

Modern demands cheaper disruption or a body with immediate payoff; this is a slow one-for-one with negligible battlefield presence.

Band speculativeConfidence 73%

Could be wrong if An efficient repeat-ETB combo or tribal shell could turn the otherwise weak body into a meaningful resource.

Legacy 19 Eng.FUsr.

Even with fast mana available, a two-mana 1/1 discard effect is far below Legacy’s disruption rate and is easy to ignore or remove.

Band speculativeConfidence 75%

Could be wrong if A niche recursion engine could exploit the ETB repeatedly, though no such supported home is supplied.

Pauper 29 Eng.FUsr.

Common legality gives it a possible sacrifice or recursion niche, but a two-mana 1/1 is much weaker than Pauper’s efficient discard and value creatures.

Band speculativeConfidence 66%

Could be wrong if A black creature-loop shell may find the repeatable ETB sufficiently disruptive to adopt a small number.

Commander 53 Eng.CUsr.

Against three opponents it generates three discard events for two mana; blink, recursion, and sacrifice strategies can turn that into solid value.

Best home Discard and blink decksBand role-playerConfidence 64%

Could be wrong if Each opponent chooses the card, and optimized lists may prefer repeatable discard engines or stronger standalone bodies.

Limited 46 Eng.C-Usr.

Early discard can trade for a useful card and the body can be sacrificed, but opponents often pitch surplus lands and a 1/1 has little combat value.

Best home Black sacrifice decksBand playableConfidence 42%

Could be wrong if Actual format speed, token density, and sacrifice payoffs are unknown; those factors could move it from filler to solid.

ETB discard sacrifice fodder

“A guaranteed discard attached to a very undersized two-drop is chiefly a multiplayer or synergy effect, not efficient constructed disruption.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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