Goblin Scouts
Sorcery
Create three 1/1 red Goblin Scout creature tokens with mountainwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #24052
Goblin Scouts is a one-mana 1/1 with mountainwalk — conditional evasion that does nothing against players not running Mountains, which in Commander is never guaranteed. The cost is low, but a vanilla 1/1 with situational evasion doesn't make the cut when Goblin tribal has dozens of one-drops that actually advance a board state.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Scouts is outclassed by virtually every other one-drop in the tribe — Goblin tribal slots are competitive and a 1/1 with mountainwalk rarely earns one. Legacy is the only format where Goblin Scouts is legal and theoretically playable, but Goblin tribal there runs tight, optimized lists with no room for a vanilla body. Vintage is legal in the same theoretical sense — legal but never correct. Goblin Scouts simply doesn't have a format where its rate is competitive.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Goblin Scouts sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its playability ceiling accurately. Don't expect movement — bulk commons with no competitive application don't appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.