Goblin Artisans
Creature — Goblin Artificer
: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, draw a card. If you lose the flip, counter target artifact spell you control that isn't the target of an ability from another creature named Goblin Artisans.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Rinascimento
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #24177
Goblin Artisans trades raw consistency for a coin-flip gamble on artifact spells — tap it and either copy the spell or lose it entirely. The ceiling is real, but any deck that needs its artifact pieces to reliably resolve will find this too volatile to justify a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Artisans occupies a narrow niche inside dedicated Goblin artifact strategies, where the copy upside on a high-stakes artifact can occasionally generate explosive value. Legacy and Vintage legality keeps it technically available in older formats, but neither environment has ever called for it — the effect is too inconsistent for the redundancy-hungry combo decks that dominate those tables. Everywhere else, Goblin Artisans is simply not legal, and that restriction has never meaningfully hurt any competitive meta.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Goblin Artisans isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for live listings. Given its narrow application and near-zero competitive demand, expect a bulk-rare price point — this is a card you pick up from a dollar bin, not a deliberate purchase.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.