Goblin Hero
Creature — Goblin
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #28019
Goblin Hero is a vanilla 2/2 for three mana — no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keyword, nothing that advances a board state. There are strictly better three-drop Goblins in every format where Goblin Hero is legal, and none of them belong in a serious list either.
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 |
Goblin Hero is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, Goblin tribal decks have access to Goblin Chieftain, Goblin Warchief, and Skirk Prospector — Goblin Hero competes with none of them. Pauper is the one format where commons matter, but even there, the Goblin aggro shells want haste enablers and sacrifice payoffs, not a 2/2 with no text. Vintage and Legacy have no reason to register a vanilla three-drop when every slot costs a win condition.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Goblin Hero sits in bulk territory, which is exactly where it belongs. The price reflects collector demand for the original Revised-era print run rather than any competitive utility — don't expect it to climb.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.