Greasewrench Goblin
Creature — Goblin Artificer
Exhaust — 
: Discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #17507
Greasewrench Goblin enters the battlefield and immediately replaces itself by drawing a card when you cast your next artifact spell, making it a net-positive inclusion in any artifact-heavy Goblin shell. The two-mana body is forgettable, but the draw trigger is the whole point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Greasewrench Goblin earns its slot primarily in Goblin tribal decks that also lean on artifacts — think Goblin Welder or Pia Nalaar, Consul of Revival builds where the artifact synergy is baked into the game plan. Outside of tribal or artifact contexts it's too low-impact for a 100-card format where every slot competes hard. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, dedicated Goblin strategies rarely need this effect badly enough to run it over more aggressive one-drops, and artifact-payoff decks have stronger options. Standard is the one format where its recency gives it a chance if a Goblin-artifact shell materializes, but that shell doesn't currently exist at a competitive level.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Greasewrench Goblin is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a commons box rather than buy individually. Bulk rares fluctuate, but a two-mana conditional draw creature with no competitive demand has no realistic path to price appreciation, so grab it cheap and don't think twice.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.