Is Battle Cry Goblin good in Commander?

Battle Cry Goblin in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Battle Cry Goblin turns a wide board into a lethal swing — its attack trigger gives all other attacking creatures +1/+0, and it stacks with itself if you can copy or recur it. The real ceiling is pairing it with Breath of Fury for indefinite combat steps, and it's a free hit off Muxus, Goblin Grandee that immediately pumps the pile Muxus just created.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Muxus, Goblin Grandee

62.3% of decks · synergy 0.55

Muxus, Goblin Grandee dumps multiple Goblins into play at once, and Battle Cry Goblin makes every one of those creatures hit harder on the very same turn — the pump is immediate and requires zero extra setup.

02

General Kreat, the Boltbringer

60.9% of decks · synergy 0.54

General Kreat, the Boltbringer cares about attacking creatures dealing damage, and Battle Cry Goblin's +1/+0 anthem pushes the whole team past blockers and damage thresholds that would otherwise keep Kreat's trigger from firing.

03

Krenko, Mob Boss

38.3% of decks · synergy 0.31

Krenko, Mob Boss floods the board with tokens that want to swing en masse, and Battle Cry Goblin converts that raw count into meaningful combat damage without spending an additional card slot on a separate anthem.

04

Wort, Boggart Auntie

18.7% of decks · synergy 0.18

Wort, Boggart Auntie recurs Goblins from the graveyard, which means Battle Cry Goblin can come back after a board wipe and resume pumping the next wave of attackers.

05

Grub, Storied Matriarch

15.2% of decks · synergy 0.14

Grub, Storied Matriarch rewards going wide with a full board of creatures, and Battle Cry Goblin's attack trigger layers cleanly on top of that strategy to turn a token swarm into a genuine clock.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

Format	Verdict
commander	legal
legacy	legal
modern	legal
pioneer	legal
standard	not legal
vintage	legal
pauper	not legal
oathbreaker	legal

Commander is where Battle Cry Goblin actually lives — Goblin tribal is one of the most-built archetypes in the format, and the card slots naturally into any red-based build that wants to close games through combat. In Modern and Legacy, dedicated Goblin aggro shells exist but don't need it; those formats have faster, more compact payoffs and Battle Cry Goblin's three-mana cost is a real ask in an aggro curve. Pioneer Goblins are more fringe, and the card doesn't clear the bar there either. Battle Cry Goblin is a Commander card in practice — the combination of a creature type that scales with board presence and a multiplayer context where alpha strikes decide games is where its ceiling actually appears.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

306 decks

Breath of FuryBattle Cry GoblinGoblin Warchief

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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281 decks

Breath of FuryBattle Cry GoblinGoblin Chieftain

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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88 decks

Breath of Fury FervorBattle Cry Goblin

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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83 decks

Breath of Fury Mass HysteriaBattle Cry Goblin

Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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71 decks

Breath of Fury Rising of the DayBattle Cry Goblin

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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Price Context

Current price

$0.37 bulk tier

At $0.37, Battle Cry Goblin is bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of or to slot into multiple Commander decks without any financial friction. Bulk rares with tight tribal homes tend to stay in this range unless a breakout deck pushes demand, so treat it as a stable, low-cost pickup rather than something to speculate on.