Goblin Legionnaire
Creature — Goblin Soldier
, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to any target.
, Sacrifice this creature: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #27811
Goblin Legionnaire enters as a 2/2 for two mana and doubles as a split removal spell on the way out — sacrifice it to deal 2 damage to a creature or player, or prevent 2 damage to you. The catch is that the body is undersized by Commander standards, and two damage rarely resolves a meaningful threat at a table of 40-life players.
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 Legionnaire is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. Pauper is its most realistic home — two-mana 2/2s with relevant death triggers see actual play there, and the 2-damage ping can trade with real threats in that format's creature range. In Commander, 2 damage rarely matters at any life total that counts, so Goblin Legionnaire competes poorly against the format's power baseline. Legacy and Vintage have access to nearly every card ever printed, which means a two-mana 2/2 with a conditional ETB-or-death ability doesn't make the cut.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Goblin Legionnaire is deep bulk — easy to acquire, zero financial risk. That price reflects its power level accurately, so don't expect it to climb.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.