Goblin Blast-Runner
Creature — Goblin
This creature gets +2/+0 and has menace as long as you sacrificed a permanent this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #20779
Goblin Blast-Runner swings as a 3/2 with menace whenever you've sacrificed a permanent this turn — a meaningful threat for one mana. The catch is that without a sacrifice outlet, it's a vanilla 1/1, so it earns its slot only in dedicated sacrifice shells.
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 |
Pauper is where Goblin Blast-Runner does its best work, slotting into Goblin sacrifice lists alongside free sacrifice outlets to consistently threaten menace attacks from turn two onward. In Modern and Legacy, the competition at one mana is steep enough that Goblin Blast-Runner rarely makes the cut outside of budget builds. Commander is viable but narrow — it belongs in Goblin tribal or aristocrats decks where sacrifice is already the engine, not a splash consideration. Pioneer offers a middle ground, but red sacrifice strategies there have stronger payoff options at the same cost.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Goblin Blast-Runner is pure bulk — easy to acquire as a playset without thinking twice about the cost. Bulk commons with narrow homes tend to stay in this range indefinitely, so there's no urgency either way.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.