Goblin Snowman
Creature — Goblin
Whenever this creature blocks, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by it this turn.
: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature it's blocking.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- special
- Set
- Time Spiral Timeshifted
- Price
- $0.53
- EDHREC rank
- #20481
Goblin Snowman stops one attacker cold each turn — preventing all combat damage from a blocked creature — but a 1/1 for four mana that can't deal damage itself is a terrible rate. It's a novelty, not a card.
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 |
Goblin Snowman is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, a four-mana 1/1 with a situational tap ability competes against Fog effects, Ghostly Prison, and actual removal — it loses that competition badly. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it, and Modern has long since left this power level behind. The honest read across every format is the same: Goblin Snowman is a bulk curiosity, not a consideration.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.53 bulk tier
At $0.53, Goblin Snowman sits in bulk territory, and that price is already generous for what it does. Don't expect it to move — there's no competitive demand to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.