Goblin Vandal
Creature — Goblin Rogue
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may pay 
. If you do, destroy target artifact defending player controls and this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #21888
Goblin Vandal trades a blocked Goblin for an artifact — a narrow but free effect that costs zero mana and zero cards when it works. It's a role-player in dedicated Goblin tribal shells and a cut everywhere else.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goblin Vandal earns a slot almost exclusively in Krenko, Mob Boss or similar Goblin-flood decks where you're sending a wall of tokens into blockers anyway — the artifact destruction is incidental upside on a creature that was already trading. In Pauper, artifact removal is competitive enough that paying one mana for a conditional trigger rarely clears the bar when Smash to Smithereens and Gorilla Shaman exist. Legacy and Vintage both have access to far more efficient answers, so Goblin Vandal doesn't see meaningful play there. Across every format, the activation condition — must be blocked — makes it unreliable as a primary answer to artifacts.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Goblin Vandal right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current copies. Given its narrow application, expect it to sit firmly in bulk territory.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.