Goblin Sappers
Creature — Goblin
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: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Destroy it and this creature at end of combat., : Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Destroy it at end of combat.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #28637
Goblin Sappers turns any attacking Goblin into a potential land wipe — if your opponent doesn't block, you sacrifice and blow up a land, which is punishing pressure on top of combat damage. The cost is real: you're paying 2R for a 2/2 that only matters if opponents let Goblins through, which they won't once Sappers hits the table.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Sappers belongs exclusively in Goblin tribal decks that already go wide — the effect scales with board density, and a single unblocked Goblin is rarely worth the setup cost against three opponents. Legacy and Vintage have the raw card power to make land destruction relevant, but neither format wants a 2/2 for 2R enabling a conditional, sorcery-speed effect when dedicated land destruction exists. Pauper is the most honest home: common Goblin synergies are real there, and taxing an opponent's mana matters more in a lower-power environment. Outside of dedicated Goblin builds, Goblin Sappers is too narrow to justify the slot in any format.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Goblin Sappers is deep bulk — a pickup cost so low it's essentially free if you're sleeving up a Goblin tribal Commander deck. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't appreciate, so treat this as a convenience buy, not a hold.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.