Goblin Bird-Grabber
Creature — Goblin
: This creature gains flying until end of turn. Activate only if you control a creature with flying.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #25493
Goblin Bird-Grabber gives a Goblin flying until end of turn — conditional on controlling a creature with flying, which is exactly the wrong thing to ask of a Goblin deck. Two mana for a situational evasion grant that asks you to already have something it can steal a ride from is not a trade worth making.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Bird-Grabber is a fringe card in every format it's legal in. In Commander, Goblin tribal decks want either mass evasion — something like Goblin War Drums or Goblin Tunneler — or a combo finish; a single temporary flyer on one Goblin accomplishes neither. In Pauper, where every mana matters and Goblins are a real aggro deck, this slot goes to cards that generate direct board advantage. Legacy and Vintage Goblins are similarly uninterested — those decks win through Goblin Ringleader chains and Aether Vial, not spot evasion. Pioneer is the one format where a more casual Goblin shell might give this a look, but even there it's outclassed.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Goblin Bird-Grabber is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. The price reflects the demand accurately, and there's no competitive pressure that would move it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.