Goblin Firebug
Creature — Goblin
When this creature leaves the battlefield, sacrifice a land.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #27573
Goblin Firebug enters as a 2/2 for two mana and leaves a 2-damage burn spell stapled to the back end — free reach whenever it dies, bounces, or gets sacrificed. That death trigger is the whole reason to run it, and in any shell that wants to cycle Goblins through a sacrifice outlet, it punches well above bulk-rare expectations.
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 |
In Commander, Goblin Firebug slots into Goblin tribal or sacrifice-matters builds that want incidental damage on creature turnover — Krenko, Mob Boss and similar token engines can run it as a free ping machine. Pauper is where it has the most competitive footing; common-legal sacrifice loops and goblin synergies are dense enough that a repeatable 2-damage trigger on a cheap body is genuinely useful. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but have no reason to run Goblin Firebug over faster, more powerful options. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict: fringe tribal role-player, nothing more.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Goblin Firebug is deep bulk — you're buying a playset for the price of a pack of gum. Bulk commons and commons-adjacent cards at this price point don't appreciate meaningfully, so grab copies for what you need now and don't expect the number to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.