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Goblin Taskmaster

Creature — Goblin

{1}{R}: Target Goblin creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Morph {R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

CMC
1
Mana cost
{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
common
Set
The List
Price
$0.10
EDHREC rank
#23523
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Goblin Taskmaster card art
Goblin Taskmaster gives a target Goblin +1/+0 until end of turn for one red mana, or cycles for two mana if you need to dig instead — the flexibility is real, but the effect is marginal. Outside of the most dedicated token-count synergies with commanders like Missy, this is a bulk slot doing bulk work.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Goblin Taskmaster is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no competitive play in any of them. In Pauper Goblin builds it occasionally appears as a cycler that happens to do something if you flood, but dedicated pump spells at this rate rarely make the cut over card selection or interaction. In Commander, Goblin tribal decks have access to enough high-impact one-drops — lords, mana producers, combo pieces — that Goblin Taskmaster competes poorly for those slots.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.10 bulk tier

At $0.10, Goblin Taskmaster is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. That price is a ceiling, not a floor; there's no demand pressure that would push it higher.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.