Boneclub Berserker
Creature — Goblin Berserker
This creature gets +2/+0 for each other Goblin you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #14437
Boneclub Berserker hits the board as a haste-enabled threat that punishes opponents for having creatures — its damage triggers stack fast in token-heavy metas. Grub, Storied Matriarch is the natural home, where the Berserker's enter-the-battlefield aggression lines up perfectly with the sacrifice-and-recur gameplan.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grub, Storied Matriarch
Grub, Storied Matriarch loops creatures in and out of the graveyard, and every time Boneclub Berserker re-enters the battlefield the damage trigger fires again — it's one of the cleaner repeat-damage engines in the deck.
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
General Kreat, the Boltbringer rewards aggressive red creatures that close games fast, and Boneclub Berserker's haste plus enter-the-battlefield damage means it contributes to the burn total the moment it lands.
Krenko, Mob Boss
Krenko, Mob Boss floods the board with Goblins, and Boneclub Berserker's trigger scales directly with the number of creatures opponents control — the wider the table, the more free damage it generates. In a deck already built to swarm, that enter-the-battlefield punch is rarely trivial.
Muxus, Goblin Grandee
Muxus, Goblin Grandee dumps multiple Goblins into play at once, and Boneclub Berserker landing off a Muxus activation can deal several damage before a single combat step. It's a low-cost body that pulls its weight even when Muxus is the real headline.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Boneclub Berserker earns its slot in Goblin and sacrifice shells where the enter-the-battlefield trigger fires repeatedly rather than once. Outside Commander, the competition gets stiffer fast — Modern and Legacy have no shortage of two-mana red creatures that close games more efficiently than a conditional damage trigger. Pauper is the most interesting non-Commander landing spot, where the density of cheap creatures across the table makes the trigger more reliable and the power floor of the format is low enough that a 2/2 with haste is a legitimate threat. Standard is possible but situational; Pioneer sits somewhere in between.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Boneclub Berserker is firmly bulk — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point rarely appreciate unless a competitive deck adopts them en masse, so treat it as a cheap role-player rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Grub, Storied Matriarch
- General Kreat, the Boltbringer
- Krenko, Mob Boss
- Muxus, Goblin Grandee
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.