Goblin Bully
Creature — Goblin
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Portal
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #28693
Goblin Bully is a 2/2 haste for three mana that forces an opponent to block it — modest stats, narrow effect, no meaningful upside beyond the turn it attacks. It occupies a slot better filled by any Goblin that generates value or scales with a board.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Bully sees no competitive play in Legacy or Vintage — both formats have Goblin packages that demand every slot earn its keep, and a 2/2 that compels a block doesn't meet that bar. In Pauper, Goblin aggro exists but leans on more efficient threats at the same mana cost. Commander is the most forgiving home, but even there Goblin tribal shells run Krenko, Mob Boss or Muxus, Goblin Grandee as engines and have no reason to include a three-mana creature that produces nothing when unanswered.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
Goblin Bully sits at $0.25, firmly in bulk territory. At that price the ask is low, but so is the return — there are strictly better Goblins at the same cost and price point, so bulk is exactly where it belongs.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.