Goblin Negotiation
Sorcery
Goblin Negotiation deals X damage to target creature. Create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to the amount of excess damage dealt to that creature this way.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #5993
Goblin Negotiation turns your token-generating spells into free card selection, letting you trade expendable Goblins for a look at the top cards of your library every time you cast an instant or sorcery. General Kreat, the Boltbringer is the poster commander for this effect — the bolt triggers stack fast enough that the filtering becomes a draw engine in practice.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
General Kreat, the Boltbringer
General Kreat, the Boltbringer is the natural home for Goblin Negotiation — every bolt Kreat fires generates a token to sacrifice, turning the enchantment into a repeatable impulse draw stapled to your damage plan.
Krenko, Mob Boss
Krenko, Mob Boss floods the board with Goblins faster than any other commander, so Goblin Negotiation always has fuel — sacrifice the extras to filter for more instants or sorceries and keep the engine rolling.
Magnus the Red
Magnus the Red cares about casting instants and sorceries at scale, and Goblin Negotiation rewards every spell with scry-like selection while the tokens Magnus produces pay the sacrifice cost for free.
Wort, the Raidmother
Wort, the Raidmother conspires spells by tapping Goblins, and Goblin Negotiation converts the leftover tokens into card selection so the hand never runs dry between conspire triggers.
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
Ovika, Enigma Goliath creates a Goblin for every non-creature spell cast, handing Goblin Negotiation an endless sacrifice queue and turning each spell into both a token and a card-quality effect.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Negotiation is legal across every major constructed format but exists almost entirely as a Commander card — the effect is too slow and too dependent on a token board to matter in Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, where games end before the filtering accumulates. In Commander, the math changes: 40-life games go long, token generators are everywhere, and card selection that costs no mana is a real resource. Goblin Negotiation earns its slot in any Goblin or spell-slinger shell that already makes disposable creatures, and the enchantment's low mana cost means it comes down early and starts paying off immediately.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Goblin Negotiation sits firmly in bulk territory — no reason to hesitate on picking up copies, and no expectation that the price moves unless a future Goblin commander spikes its demand. It's an easy include at this price for any deck that can use it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- General Kreat, the Boltbringer
- Krenko, Mob Boss
- Magnus the Red
- Wort, the Raidmother
- Ovika, Enigma Goliath
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.