Bog Hoodlums
Creature — Goblin Warrior
This creature can't block.
When this creature enters, clash with an opponent. If you win, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #20857
Bog Hoodlums enters as a 5/5 for five mana — respectable stats — but the ward clause that makes it sticky only activates when an opponent has more cards than you, a condition you can't always guarantee. Outside of dedicated library-manipulation shells like Marvo, Deep Operative that manufacture that asymmetry on demand, it's a vanilla beater.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Marvo, Deep Operative
Marvo, Deep Operative constantly sculpts hand-size disparities through connive and opponent-targeting effects, which means Bog Hoodlums' ward condition is live more often than not — it becomes a protected finisher rather than a coin-flip blocker.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bog Hoodlums is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in non-rotating formats has no use for a five-mana 5/5 with a conditional ward. In Commander it finds its narrowest but most forgiving home: multiplayer tables run card-hungry opponents, so the protection clause occasionally fires without any setup. Even there, Bog Hoodlums competes against five-drops that impact the board immediately or unconditionally, and it usually loses that comparison.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Bog Hoodlums is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; demand is too low to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.