Goblin Ruinblaster
Creature — Goblin Shaman
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Haste
When this creature enters, if it was kicked, destroy target nonbasic land.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Historic Anthology 2
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #18163
Goblin Ruinblaster enters the battlefield and destroys a nonbasic land — a meaningful tempo hit in a format built on Command Towers and shock lands. The three-mana kicker cost is real, but the body with haste at least threatens combat damage the turn it lands.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Ruinblaster earns a slot almost exclusively in dedicated Goblin tribal lists, where Goblin synergies offset the conditional value of land destruction — outside that shell, it's too narrow to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage have no meaningful home for it; those formats can execute faster, more efficient disruption than a three-mana 2/1. Modern sees it occasionally in aggressive red land-destruction sideboards, but it competes with cheaper and more flexible options. Goblin Ruinblaster is a tribal card first and a land-destruction card second.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Goblin Ruinblaster isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest. Given its narrow role and the depth of Goblin options, it's almost certainly a bulk or near-bulk pickup.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.