Goblin Striker
Creature — Goblin Berserker
First strike, haste
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #23522
Goblin Striker is a one-mana 1/1 with unblockable — the entire text box is that one ability, and a 1/1 body means it's dealing one damage at a time unless you're stacking +1/+1 counters or anthem effects. It earns a slot in dedicated Goblin token strategies, but outside that narrow home it's too small to matter.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Striker is a role-player in Goblin tribal builds — it's not a windmill slam, but it gives lord-stacked aggro lists a reliable evasive body that goes over the top of blockers. In Pauper, unblockable on a one-drop is legitimately threatening in Goblin or counter-stacking shells, and the format's lower power ceiling makes a 1/1 with guaranteed damage much more meaningful. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient options and Goblin Striker sees essentially no play there. It's a card built for its tribe, and it earns inclusion when that tribe is the whole game plan.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Goblin Striker is pure bulk — grab a copy without thinking about it. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point rarely move, so there's no reason to acquire multiples as anything other than a playable.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.