Goblin Cannon
Artifact
: This artifact deals 1 damage to any target. Sacrifice this artifact.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #17922
Goblin Cannon converts infinite colorless mana into a win on the spot — sacrifice it to deal 1 damage, then let the loop replace itself and repeat until everything is dead. The cost is that without an infinite mana engine or Zirda, the Dawnwaker cutting its activation to one mana, it does nothing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Zirda, the Dawnwaker halves Goblin Cannon's activation cost to one mana, which means any two-mana loop — Basalt Monolith being the classic — becomes a clean kill with the Cannon as the outlet.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Cannon is a Commander card, full stop. In 1v1 formats like Legacy and Vintage, a four-mana artifact that requires an infinite mana engine to kill a single target is too slow and too conditional to see play. Commander is where it earns its slot: 40 life across multiple opponents demands a card that can close all at once, and Goblin Cannon does exactly that as a colorless, tutorable win condition slotted into any infinite-mana shell regardless of color identity. Oathbreaker legality is a footnote — the same logic applies, though the smaller life totals mean a single-target ping becomes marginally more interesting.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Goblin Cannon is deep bulk — pick it up in any common-and-uncommon bin without a second thought. It holds that floor because the demand is real but narrow: every infinite-mana combo deck wants exactly one copy, and that ceiling keeps it from climbing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.