Goblin Assassin
Creature — Goblin Assassin
Whenever this creature or another Goblin enters, each player flips a coin. Each player whose coin comes up tails sacrifices a creature of their choice.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #11271
Goblin Assassin forces every opponent to sacrifice a creature whenever it attacks or blocks — in a coin-flip deck, that trigger fires constantly, and opponents can't plan around it. Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom decks flip coins on purpose and at scale, which means Goblin Assassin isn't a cute include; it's a board-control engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom flips coins as its core mechanic, and every flip triggers Goblin Assassin's forced-sacrifice ability — stack enough flips in a turn and opponents lose their entire boards before you've dealt a point of combat damage.
Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Yusri, Fortune's Flame flips up to five coins on attack, handing Goblin Assassin up to five sacrifice triggers in a single combat step — the combination dismantles creature-based strategies faster than most dedicated removal suites.
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 |
Goblin Assassin is a Commander card, full stop — the forced-sacrifice ability scales with the number of opponents, and a three-player table means three creatures hit the graveyard per trigger instead of one. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, a five-mana 2/2 with no immediate impact is unplayable against the speed of those formats. Oathbreaker gives it a second home if your planeswalker generates coin flips or combat triggers, but the card's power ceiling lives squarely in multiplayer Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Goblin Assassin sits in bulk territory, which is surprising given how oppressive it is in the right shell. Coin-flip decks will keep quiet demand steady, but don't expect the price to move — the card's narrow enough that it won't spike outside its niche.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Yusri, Fortune's Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.