Goblin Brawler
Creature — Goblin Warrior
First strike
This creature can't be equipped.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27584
Goblin Brawler enters with haste and can't be blocked by creatures with flying or reach, but the ceiling is a 2/2 for three mana with a narrow evasion clause — that's below rate for nearly every competitive context. Playable only where Goblin tribal synergies or sacrifice fodder make the body matter more than the stats.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Brawler is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in any of them. In Commander, Goblin tribal lists running Krenko, Mob Boss or Muxus, Goblin Grandee have better three-drops at every slot — the evasion clause (can't be blocked by fliers or reach) is oddly restrictive rather than useful. Pauper is the only format where bulk commons get a real audition, but even there, red aggro wants more aggressive stats or a stronger enters-the-battlefield effect. The haste is real, but a 2/2 for three doesn't threaten boards in any format where Goblin Brawler is legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Goblin Brawler sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you pull from a common box without a second thought. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; demand isn't coming, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.