Deep Goblin Skulltaker
Creature — Goblin Warrior
Menace
At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (You descended if a permanent card was put into your graveyard from anywhere.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #17832
Deep Goblin Skulltaker enters the battlefield and immediately takes an Equipment from a dead creature into your hand — free card advantage stapled to a body, no mana required. Zoyowa Lava-Tongue is the natural home, where forcing discards means creatures die constantly and the loot loop stays open all game.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue punishes opponents for discarding, which means the table is constantly losing creatures to triggered effects — Deep Goblin Skulltaker turns every one of those deaths into a free Equipment pickup, keeping the engine fed without spending a card.
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, Deep Goblin Skulltaker earns its slot in any Goblin or Equipment shell that expects creatures to die regularly — which is most games at a four-player table. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the trigger is too conditional and the body too small to compete with dedicated Equipment tutors. Pauper is where it has the most crossover potential outside Commander, since common-legal Equipment strategies lack reliable recursion and a two-mana 2/1 with upside is respectable. Standard and Legacy are both legal but offer no compelling reason to run it over more efficient options in their respective card pools.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Deep Goblin Skulltaker is firmly bulk — the kind of card you pick up without thinking twice. Bulk commons and uncommons with narrow Commander applications rarely spike unless a breakout commander pushes demand, so don't expect this price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.