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Goblin Bombardment

Enchantment

Sacrifice a creature: This enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
uncommon
Set
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Price
—
EDHREC rank
#461
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Goblin Bombardment card art
Goblin Bombardment turns any creature into a free, instant-speed damage source — and at one red and one generic, that effect is nearly free. It's the kind of enchantment that warps how opponents play around your board, and in a partnership like Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver it doubles as both fuel and finisher. Unlike Rhythm of the Wild, it doesn't pump your team — it kills them for value, which is exactly the point.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Dargo, the ShipwreckerTymna the Weaver

Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver

85.0% of decks · synergy 0.76

Goblin Bombardment is the sacrifice outlet that makes Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver hum — sacrificing cheap creatures reduces Dargo's cost, and looping him back through the graveyard with a free sac outlet closes games at instant speed.

02
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider

Zurzoth, Chaos Rider

80.0% of decks · synergy 0.64

Zurzoth, Chaos Rider generates a Devil token for every card opponents draw on their turns, and Goblin Bombardment converts that token flood directly into damage — each Devil pings for one on sacrifice, then deals another on its own triggered death.

03
Wort, Boggart Auntie

Wort, Boggart Auntie

71.9% of decks · synergy 0.62

Wort, Boggart Auntie wants Goblins dying and returning, and Goblin Bombardment is the cleanest repeatable outlet for that loop — sac a Goblin to deal damage, Wort recovers one from the graveyard at end of turn.

04
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods

Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods

63.5% of decks · synergy 0.60

Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods cares about attacking creatures and tokens, and Goblin Bombardment gives those creatures a damage output even when they can't swing — it's a pressure valve that keeps the engine converting board presence into life totals.

05
Krenko, Mob Boss

Krenko, Mob Boss

73.7% of decks · synergy 0.58

Krenko, Mob Boss generates exponentially more Goblins each activation, and Goblin Bombardment is the win condition that converts that token mass into a lethal ping storm — tap Krenko, double the board, sacrifice the old tokens, end the game.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Goblin Bombardment does its best work — free sacrifice outlets are structurally powerful in a format built around enters-the-battlefield effects, death triggers, and combo loops, and two mana with no activation cost is an absurdly low bar. In Legacy and Vintage, Goblin Bombardment sees occasional fringe play in Goblin shells as a way to convert a board into reach, but the formats' speed and interaction density keep it from being a staple. Modern has the card legal but largely ignores it — the sacrifice payoffs that would pair with it are outclassed by more efficient engines, and two mana for a non-creature enchantment is a real cost at that pace. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander experience: any token-generating signature spell turns Goblin Bombardment into a game-ending threat.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Goblin Bombardment has been reprinted enough times that it typically sits in the affordable range for what it does — check current vendor listings before buying, as prices shift with reprint announcements. Given its near-universal inclusion in Goblin strategies and its role as a combo linchpin, it punches well above whatever it costs.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.