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Conspicuous Snoop

Creature — Goblin Rogue

Play with the top card of your library revealed.
You may cast Goblin spells from the top of your library.
As long as the top card of your library is a Goblin card, this creature has all activated abilities of that card.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Core Set 2021
Price
$7.40
EDHREC rank
#3517
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Conspicuous Snoop card art
Conspicuous Snoop turns the top card of your library into a free cast whenever it's a Goblin, and the moment Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker sits on top, you have an infinite combo on the board. At two mana, it's the most efficient combo enabler in any Goblin deck running Muxus, Goblin Grandee.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Muxus, Goblin Grandee

Muxus, Goblin Grandee

81.9% of decks · synergy 0.72

Muxus, Goblin Grandee tutors Conspicuous Snoop directly into play and stacks the top of the library with Goblins, making the Snoop's cast ability fire repeatedly the turn Muxus resolves.

02
Wort, Boggart Auntie

Wort, Boggart Auntie

68.2% of decks · synergy 0.67

Wort, Boggart Auntie recovers Goblins from the graveyard, and Conspicuous Snoop slots in as a two-drop that generates free casts whenever the library lines up — exactly the kind of card advantage a tribal Goblin deck needs to sustain aggression.

03
Krenko, Mob Boss

Krenko, Mob Boss

60.0% of decks · synergy 0.50

Krenko, Mob Boss decks run dense Goblin counts, which means Conspicuous Snoop is almost always looking at a Goblin on top and generating value every turn before Krenko even activates.

04

Grub, Storied Matriarch

47.7% of decks · synergy 0.46

Conspicuous Snoop fits cleanly into Grub, Storied Matriarch's wide-tribal gameplan, adding a low-cost body that generates incremental card advantage through a creature type the deck is already maximizing.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Conspicuous Snoop is a staple in any Goblin-heavy deck — the combo with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker is well-known and assembles through a tutor or a lucky topdeck, and even without the combo it generates consistent value. In Modern and Pioneer, Conspicuous Snoop anchors dedicated Goblin combo shells where the Kiki-Jiki line is the primary win condition, and the deck's speed makes it competitive in both formats. Legacy has faster and more consistent combo decks, so Conspicuous Snoop sees only fringe play there. Vintage is theoretically legal but the card isn't powerful enough to compete at that power level.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

There's no true budget replacement for Conspicuous Snoop's combination of tribal body and cast-from-top ability — Goblin Recruiter sets up the top of the library for free casts but costs more and doesn't have the combo ceiling. If you're cutting for pure value, Goblin Ringleader refills your hand with Goblins on attack, but it's a four-drop that doesn't threaten an infinite combo and plays a different role entirely.

Price Context

Current price

$7.40 mid tier

At $7.40, Conspicuous Snoop sits in the mid tier — meaningful enough to feel in a budget build, but not so expensive that it's a barrier for most players. It's a combo staple with demonstrated demand across Commander, Modern, and Pioneer, so the price reflects real competitive use rather than speculation.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.