The Great Goblin

The Great Goblin

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{1}{B/R}{B/R} · Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble
Rare · The Hobbit · Art by Miklós Ligeti
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.
Predicted power
Standard 61 Eng.B-Usr.

Known Amass, token, and sacrifice density supports its triggers; repeated death-trigger impulse cards can justify a build-around despite a fragile 3/2 body.

Best home Rakdos Goblin/Orc sacrificeBand role-playerConfidence 58%

Could be wrong if The revealed support may not yield enough efficient Goblins, Orcs, or sacrifice outlets, and cheap removal can deny its first trigger.

Pioneer 42 Eng.D+Usr.

A credible tribal-sacrifice payoff to test, but a three-mana 3/2 with no immediate return is a substantial efficiency liability in Pioneer.

Best home Goblin sacrificeBand fringeConfidence 63%

Could be wrong if A sufficiently dense Goblin shell and cheap sacrifice outlets could make the death trigger materially better than expected.

Modern 37 Eng.DUsr.

It offers real card flow with disposable tribal bodies, but lacks immediate impact and is vulnerable before generating value in Modern's fast interaction.

Best home Goblin sacrificeBand fringeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if An established Goblin shell may be able to exploit its death trigger and counter trigger with lower setup cost than expected.

Legacy 30 Eng.D-Usr.

Legacy Goblins can supply deaths, but this slow legendary 3/2 is exposed to efficient interaction and must outperform more immediate tribal options.

Best home GoblinsBand fringeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if If black-red Goblins can repeatedly sacrifice creatures without losing tempo, its extended impulse-draw window may prove worthwhile.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 65 Eng.BUsr.

Repeated deaths turn token-based Goblin, Orc, or Army decks into sustained card access, while counter placement supplies scalable multiplayer reach.

Best home Goblin/Orc aristocratsBand competitiveConfidence 69%

Could be wrong if It is narrow, fragile, and does little outside tribal token/aristocrat decks with reliable sacrifice or counter production.

Limited 64 Eng.B-Usr.

In a deck with Amass and tribal bodies, it converts normal trades into cards and adds damage; outside that shell it is merely a poor 3/2.

Best home Rakdos Goblin/Orc/AmassBand solidConfidence 48%

Could be wrong if Color distribution, creature-type density, removal, and draft archetypes remain unknown, so its synergy frequency is uncertain.

Tribal sacrifice value engine

“A fragile three-mana tribal engine that turns Goblin, Orc, and Army deaths into cards, with Amass/counter support adding reach.”

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

Previewed 21 July by TheGamer

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