Goblin Brigand
Creature — Goblin Warrior
This creature attacks each combat if able.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scourge
- Price
- $0.02
- EDHREC rank
- #28099
Goblin Brigand is a vanilla 2/2 for one red mana with a mandatory attack trigger — it does nothing the turn it enters and forces a bad trade by its second. The attack requirement is a real cost in Commander, where blocking matters and tempo losses compound.
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 Brigand is a bulk common that sees essentially no competitive play across any format. In Commander, a 2/2 that must attack every turn is a liability — it hands opponents a free chump block and telegraphs your board state without generating value. Pauper is the one format where cheap red creatures see daylight, but Goblin Brigand loses that competition to Goblin Guides and Fanatical Firebrands that actually do something. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a vanilla body at any price.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.02 bulk tier
At $0.02, Goblin Brigand is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not effect. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; demand isn't coming.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.