Goblin War Buggy
Creature — Goblin
Haste
Echo 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #28328
Goblin War Buggy is a one-mana 2/1 with haste that sacrifices itself at end of turn — solid early damage, zero staying power. It fills a narrow role in Goblin storm or sacrifice shells and has no business in a deck that wants a board presence past turn two.
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 War Buggy is a fringe inclusion — haste on a 2/1 matters in Goblin token strategies under Krenko, Mob Boss or Muxus, Goblin Grandee, but the forced sacrifice undercuts any value beyond the turn it enters. Legacy and Vintage see it nowhere near competitive lists; even Goblin tribal there runs tighter one-drops. Pauper is its best home, where cheap haste bodies have actual relevance in aggressive red builds, though even there Goblin War Buggy competes with stronger options.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Goblin War Buggy sits firmly in bulk territory — this is a card you pull from a common box, not one you track down. Bulk commons don't appreciate; pick it up if the deck calls for it, but don't hold extras expecting any movement.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.