Goblin Goon
Creature — Goblin Mutant
This creature can't attack unless you control more creatures than defending player.
This creature can't block unless you control more creatures than attacking player.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Treasure Chest
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19983
Goblin Goon is a 6/6 for four mana — absurd stats that demand an answer the turn it lands. The catch is real: you need more attacking creatures than your opponent, so it belongs in token-wide goblin builds, not as a standalone threat.
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 |
In Commander, Goblin Goon slots cleanly into Krenko, Mob Boss or Wort, Hobgoblin Recruiter shells that go wide fast enough to satisfy the attack condition before opponents stabilize. Legacy has the raw goblin density — Goblin Lackey, Goblin Ringleader, Goblin Matron — to make the condition trivial, but the format has more efficient threats and interaction that makes a vanilla 6/6 a liability. Vintage is legal but irrelevant; no powered shell wants this. Goblin Goon is essentially a Commander card dressed in Legacy clothes.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
No current price data is available for Goblin Goon, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live figure before buying. Given its narrow playability and the typical ceiling for bulk mythics in niche tribal builds, don't expect a premium tag.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.