Goblin Roughrider
Creature — Goblin Knight
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #24716
Goblin Roughrider is a 3/1 for three mana with no abilities — a vanilla body that trades unfavorably with almost everything it blocks or gets blocked by. Aggro formats have moved well past this rate, and Commander has no interest in a 3/1 that does nothing the turn it enters.
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 |
Goblin Roughrider is legal everywhere except Standard, but legal and playable are different things. In Pauper, a 3/1 for three is too far below the aggro curve to see play when Goblin Guides and Mogg Fanatics exist at common. Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, and Vintage all have creature benchmarks that make a vanilla 3/1 uncompetitive at any stage of the game. In Commander, Goblin tribal decks under Krenko, Mob Boss or Wort, Boggart Auntie need every slot to either generate tokens, buff the team, or close the game — Goblin Roughrider does none of those things and gets cut before the deck hits the table.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Goblin Roughrider is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a draft chaff box, not a trade binder. That price reflects demand accurately, and there's no competitive or casual context likely to change it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.