Goblin Rimerunner
Snow Creature — Goblin Warrior
: Target creature can't block this turn.
: This creature gains haste until end of turn. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #27370
Goblin Rimerunner taps or untaps a target permanent whenever you cast a snow spell — repeatable pseudo-vigilance and a tap-down effect stapled to a two-mana 2/2 body. The catch is the snow requirement, which makes it a non-starter outside dedicated snow builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Rimerunner is a Commander card first and foremost, and only in snow-tribal or snow-synergy builds — Narfi, Betrayer King or a Jorn, God of Winter shell will actually trigger it consistently. In Pauper it's legal but competes in a format where tempo is tight and a conditional tap effect on a fragile body rarely earns its slot. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but will never touch it. The card's ceiling is an aggressive snow-go strategy in Commander where you're casting multiple snow spells per turn cycle and converting every trigger into a tap-down to protect an attack or neutralize a blocker.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Goblin Rimerunner is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve. That price reflects narrow playability, not a sleeper waiting to spike; snow synergy has had time to be discovered and the card has settled at the bottom accordingly.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.