Goblin Maskmaker
Creature — Goblin Citizen
Whenever this creature attacks, face-down spells you cast this turn cost 
less to cast.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #20559
Goblin Maskmaker hands any creature menace on demand — a repeatable combat trick that turns every blocked attacker into a threat your opponents have to solve twice. The cost is real: two mana and a tap per activation is slow, and a 1/1 body for two mana is easy to kill before you see a return.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods
Yarus, Roar of the Old Gods triggers off untapped attacking creatures, so Goblin Maskmaker earns its slot by making those creatures harder to block in the first place — more uncontested attacks means more triggers, and more triggers means more mana to fuel the next activation.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Maskmaker is a Goblin-tribal role-player: it slots into Krenko or Yarus builds where you have enough bodies to spare the tap cost and enough attackers to make menace matter. Outside Commander, the card doesn't have a real home — Pauper Goblins is fast and redundant, and a two-mana 1/1 that grants menace one creature at a time can't keep pace. In Modern and Pioneer, the same problem applies: Goblin Maskmaker is too slow for a format that punishes activations costing two mana and a tap on a fragile body. Play it in Commander tribal or leave it on the shelf.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Goblin Maskmaker is deep bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or throw into an order as a filler. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't move unless a deck breaks them, and nothing on the horizon suggests Goblin Maskmaker is that card.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.