Goblin War Wagon
Artifact Creature — Juggernaut
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay 
. If you do, untap this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29416
Goblin War Wagon is a 4-mana 2/4 that can't attack unless you pay an additional 2 each turn — that's a terrible rate by any competitive standard. There are strictly better four-drops in every format where this is legal, and almost no shell needs what it offers.
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 |
Goblin War Wagon sees no meaningful play in Legacy or Vintage, where four mana buys creatures that win the game outright. In Modern and Pauper, the bar for a four-mana artifact creature is high enough that Goblin War Wagon's activation cost disqualifies it before curve considerations even matter. Commander is the format most forgiving of inefficiency, but even there a 2/4 with a recurring tax competes against artifact creatures that generate value, enable combos, or close games — Goblin War Wagon does none of those things.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Goblin War Wagon is deep bulk — the price reflects demand accurately. There is no trajectory that makes this a card worth acquiring for anything other than casual nostalgia.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.