Goblin Artillery
Creature — Goblin Warrior
: This creature deals 2 damage to any target and 3 damage to you.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #19516
Goblin Artillery puts a repeatable 2-damage ping on the board that answers X/1s and X/2s every turn — the cost is 3 damage to you, which is a real tax in most decks. In Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence, that 3 life loss flips from a drawback into fuel, making Goblin Artillery one of the cleaner engines in that shell.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence
Auntie Blyte, Bad Influence rewards you for paying life, and Goblin Artillery delivers a guaranteed 3 life lost every activation — on your schedule, as many times as you can pay the mana. That's a consistent, repeatable trigger engine that turns a normally punishing drawback into a resource.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Goblin Artillery actually earns a slot — specifically in life-loss payoff decks where the 3-damage self-tax is the point, not the problem. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but invisible; better pingers and more efficient removal have crowded it out of any serious consideration there. Modern sees it the same way: the card is technically playable but has never found a home, and the Pioneer and Standard card pools don't include it at all. Stick to Commander, and even there, the card has one real home.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Goblin Artillery is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box or bundling it into a cheap order. Bulk staples in narrow niches like this don't tend to move unless a new commander dramatically spikes demand, so don't expect the price to change either direction.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.