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The Great Goblin

Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble · from $0.74

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.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
14	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
17	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
18	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
19	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
29	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
30	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
31	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
32	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
33	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
34	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
35	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
36	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
37	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
38	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
39	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
40	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
41	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
42	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
43	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
44	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
45	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
46	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
47	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
48	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
49	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
50	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
51	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
52	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
53	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
54	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
55	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
56	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
57	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
58	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
59	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
60	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
61	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
62	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
63	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
64	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
65	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
66	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
67	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
68	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
69	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
70	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
71	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
72	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
73	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
74	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
75	Luxury Suite	Land	0	$8.62
76	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
77	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
78	Rakdos Signet	Artifact	2	$0.31
79	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
80	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
81	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
82	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
83	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
84	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
85	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
86	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
87	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
88	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
89	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
90	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77
91	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
92	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
93	Village Rites	Instant	1	$0.30
94	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
95	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
96	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
97	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
98	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
99	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
100	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35

Curve of these staples

Most played with The Great Goblin

The 25 most-played cards in 6 settled top-16 lists running The Great Goblin at 16+ player events since Aug 15, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 6 of 6	1
2	Goblin Bombardment	100% · 6 of 6	1
3	Metallic Mimic	100% · 6 of 6	1
4	Mountain	100% · 6 of 6	1
5	Skirk Prospector	100% · 6 of 6	1
6	Sol Ring	100% · 6 of 6	1
7	Swamp	100% · 6 of 6	1
8	Arcane Signet	83% · 5 of 6	0
9	Goblin Matron	83% · 5 of 6	0
10	Blood Crypt	67% · 4 of 6	1
11	Boggart Cursecrafter	67% · 4 of 6	1
12	Boggart Harbinger	67% · 4 of 6	0
13	Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog	67% · 4 of 6	1
14	Demonic Tutor	67% · 4 of 6	0
15	Diabolic Intent	67% · 4 of 6	0
16	First Day of Class	67% · 4 of 6	0
17	Goblin Recruiter	67% · 4 of 6	0
18	Hexing Squelcher	67% · 4 of 6	0
19	Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin	67% · 4 of 6	1
20	Murderous Redcap	67% · 4 of 6	0
21	Putrid Goblin	67% · 4 of 6	0
22	Siege-Gang Lieutenant	67% · 4 of 6	1
23	Skullclamp	67% · 4 of 6	1
24	Sulfurous Springs	67% · 4 of 6	1
25	Talisman of Indulgence	67% · 4 of 6	0

Combos with The Great Goblin

The 10 most popular of 27 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Mortuary + Skirk Prospector + The Great Goblin
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Goblin Bombardment + Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + The Great Goblin
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Goblin Bombardment + Mortuary + Pitiless Plunderer + The Great Goblin + Goblin, Orc or Army Creature Castable for One Colored Mana
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + Phyrexian Altar + The Great Goblin
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite Treasure tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Maskwood Nexus + The Great Goblin + The Red Terror
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite damage
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + The Great Goblin
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Mortuary + Pitiless Plunderer + The Great Goblin + Goblin, Orc or Army Creature Castable for One Colored Mana
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count · Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Conspiracy + The Great Goblin + The Red Terror
Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature · Infinite damage
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Altar of Dementia + Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + The Great Goblin
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers · Infinite mill · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite self-mill · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Blasting Station + Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + The Great Goblin
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
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Top finishes

6 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

7th of 19 — September PGS cEDH on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by David Markus
15th of 16 — 7. TQ1 cEDH 2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 19, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Felix Ulbrich
7th of 18 — Team 6750: The Hobbit Bracket 3 Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 1–2–1 · by Kira
14th of 18 — Team 6750: The Hobbit Bracket 3 Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 29, 2026 · 0–4–0 · by Edwin
1st of 24 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 17, 2026 · 1–1–0 · by Sho Sato
15th of 27 — LIGA COMMANDER hobbit j1 on Topdeck.ggAug 15, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Álvaro Rodríguez Yagüe

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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