Goblin Gathering
Sorcery
Create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to two plus the number of cards named Goblin Gathering in your graveyard.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #20488
Goblin Gathering creates tokens equal to the number of Goblins you already control plus one — the more you've snowballed, the more it snowballs you. At four mana at sorcery speed, it's a late-game payoff, not an engine starter.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the clear home for Goblin Gathering — tribal decks run enough Goblins by mid-game that four mana buys five or six tokens, which is competitive with dedicated token-doublers. In Pauper, the common slot matters, and Goblin Gathering sees fringe play in Goblin tribal shells that want redundant token production at a low entry cost. Modern and Pioneer Goblin strategies move too fast for a four-mana sorcery that doesn't impact the board until you already have a board, so Goblin Gathering rarely makes those lists. Legacy is the same story — the format's Goblin engines are too efficient to slot a slower payoff.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Goblin Gathering is pure bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than order individually. The price won't move; it's a narrow tribal card with no crossover appeal, so buy a copy when you need it and don't think about it again.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.