Goblin Wizard
Creature — Goblin Wizard
: You may put a Goblin permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
: Target Goblin gains protection from white until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Masters Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #16642
Goblin Wizard lets you put Goblin creatures from your hand directly onto the battlefield by paying their mana cost at instant speed — a flash-deployment engine that turns your mana into surprise blockers, combo pieces, or Krenko activations on your opponent's end step. The three-mana body itself is forgettable, but the ability is the entire reason you're running it.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Goblin Wizard is a Commander card — full stop. In 100-card singleton, the instant-speed deployment ability generates real tempo value in goblin tribal decks, where flashing in a combo piece or a key lord on an opponent's end step can swing a game. In Legacy, where Goblin Wizard is technically legal, the format's speed means a three-mana 1/2 with a slow-payoff ability never sees competitive play. Vintage is the same story — legal on paper, irrelevant in practice. Goblin Wizard's ceiling is entirely in Commander, and even there it belongs specifically in goblin tribal shells rather than generic red decks.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Goblin Wizard isn't currently available in the system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. It's an older, niche tribal card with a small target audience, so supply is limited but demand is equally narrow — expect a modest singles price reflective of casual Commander interest rather than competitive demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.