Goblin Picker
Creature — Goblin
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #14491
Goblin Picker is a one-mana 1/1 that lets you pay one and sacrifice it to put a land from your hand onto the battlefield tapped — a narrow ability that trades a body for a free land drop. It's outclassed by nearly every other one-drop in competitive Goblin lists, and unless you're specifically engineering a sacrifice loop, it doesn't pull its weight.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Picker occupies the bottom tier of Goblin tribal options — it's a legal body but the land-cheating ability almost never matters in a 40-life format where you're already running ramp spells. Pauper is where Goblin Picker is most plausibly relevant, since the card-quality ceiling is lower and cheap sacrifice fodder sees real use in Goblin synergy shells. In Modern and Legacy, Goblin Picker doesn't see play; both formats have access to Goblin Lackey, Warren Instigator, and other one-drops that apply immediate pressure. Pioneer offers no meaningful home for it either.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Goblin Picker is deep bulk — you'll find it in commons boxes, not trade binders. The price accurately reflects demand: it's a niche piece that rarely earns a slot, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.