Goblin Trailblazer
Creature — Goblin Pirate
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #16026
Goblin Trailblazer is a 2/1 menace for two mana — a functional attacker in aggressive Goblin shells where evasion matters more than raw stats. It does exactly one thing and does it cheaply, which is the ceiling on what you should expect here.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Trailblazer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Oathbreaker, and Vintage. In Commander it slots into Krenko, Mob Boss or Muxus, Goblin Grandee token lists where you need the tribe count to matter and menace turns a flood of 1/1s into actual threats. In Pauper it's the most relevant competitive context — aggressive red and Goblin strategies can use the menace body in a format where two-power two-drops are evaluated seriously. Anywhere above Pauper the card is underpowered; Modern and Legacy Goblins have denser payoffs at the same slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Goblin Trailblazer is deep bulk — pick it up in any common lot without a second thought. Bulk commons rarely move on secondary market unless a new Goblin commander pushes tribal demand, so treat it as a zero-cost slot filler.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.