Courageous Goblin
Creature — Goblin
Whenever this creature attacks while you control a creature with power 4 or greater, this creature gets +1/+0 and gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #16430
Courageous Goblin is a vanilla 1/1 for one mana with no text box — it does nothing beyond occupying a slot in your 99. The only context where that's acceptable is token-flooding strategies that genuinely don't care about individual card quality, and even there, better options exist.
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 |
Courageous Goblin is legal everywhere but sees meaningful play nowhere. In Commander, a 1/1 with no abilities competes against Goblin tribal staples that generate tokens, grant haste, or multiply your board — it doesn't make the cut. Competitive constructed formats demand far more from a one-drop, and Pauper is the one format where commons get real scrutiny, which makes Courageous Goblin's lack of text even harder to justify.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Courageous Goblin is deep bulk — the price reflects demand accurately. There's no sleeve-it-up threshold here; the card's ceiling is a draft filler role it rarely even fills.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.