Goblin Fireleaper
Creature — Goblin Warrior
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #16444
Goblin Fireleaper is a three-mana 2/1 that deals 2 damage to any target when it attacks — fine rate for Limited, too slow for Constructed. Outside of dedicated Goblin tribal lists that want the creature type on any body, it doesn't make the cut.
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 |
In Commander, Goblin Fireleaper earns a slot only in Goblin tribal decks that genuinely need to fill out the creature count — think Krenko, Mob Boss or Muxus, Goblin Grandee lists that want every Goblin they can get. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are all legal on paper, but Goblin Fireleaper will never see a competitive sleeve in any of them; the card is outclassed by nearly every other Goblin at this mana value. It's a bulk draft common doing draft-common work, and the formats where it's legal are also the formats where it has the least reason to exist.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Goblin Fireleaper is deep bulk — you're buying it for a penny above nothing. That price won't move; there's no spike scenario for a vanilla-adjacent common with no eternal demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.