Goblin Flotilla
Creature — Goblin
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
At the beginning of each combat, unless you pay 
, whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature this combat, that creature gains first strike until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $0.60
- EDHREC rank
- #29556
Goblin Flotilla is a 2/2 first striker that can give itself or a blocking creature islandwalk for a single red mana — relevant only in a narrow slice of games where opponents are on blue. Outside of that context, it's a vanilla 2/2 with a conditional, reactive ability, which is not where you want to be in any powered environment.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Flotilla is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the islandwalk activation is situationally useful in blue-heavy metas but the base stats are too weak to justify a slot — Goblin tribal decks under Krenko, Mob Boss or Wort, Boggart Auntie want density and payoffs, not a 2/2 with a niche combat trick. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient creatures, and Goblin Flotilla offers nothing that moves the needle in either format. It's a forgotten early design that the game has long since outpaced.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.60 bulk tier
At $0.60, Goblin Flotilla sits in bulk territory, and that price reflects its demand accurately. There's no competitive home driving interest, so expect it to stay at or below this level indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.