Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
Legendary Creature — Goblin Rogue
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, choose one —
• Goad target creature that player controls.
• Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #1640
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser turns every combat into a resource engine — goaded creatures fuel extra attacks, and opponents' exiled cards become free spells the moment your creatures connect. Two mana gets you all of that, which makes Grenzo, Havoc Raiser one of the most efficient red threats available to aggressive Commander builds, and Laughing Jasper Flint is the commander most likely to take full advantage.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Laughing Jasper Flint
Laughing Jasper Flint's entire game plan revolves around goading opponents' creatures and weaponizing their attacks, so Grenzo, Havoc Raiser slots directly into that engine — every goad trigger from Jasper becomes a potential free spell when the goaded creature deals combat damage.
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant
Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant goads as its primary control tool, and Grenzo, Havoc Raiser converts every one of those forced attacks into an impulse-draw opportunity, layering card advantage on top of the chaos Karazikar is already generating.
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter rewards attacking and generating value through combat, and Grenzo, Havoc Raiser feeds that loop cleanly — connecting with opponents' creatures creates a steady stream of exiled cards to cast, keeping the aggression funded.
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser
Nelly Borca, Impulsive Accuser forces opponents into combat and taxes disengagement, so the creatures already swinging at each other become free goad targets for Grenzo, Havoc Raiser to exploit for additional spell access.
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw pays off every attacking creature with Treasure tokens, and Grenzo, Havoc Raiser broadens the combat incentive by also goading blockers out of the way and generating exiled spells off successful hits.
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 |
Commander is where Grenzo, Havoc Raiser actually lives — four opponents means four libraries to raid and a table full of creatures to goad, so the card scales with the format in a way it simply can't in smaller settings. Legacy and Vintage are both legal, but neither wants a two-mana 2/2 whose payoff requires connecting in combat against a field of fast mana and interaction. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander environment where Grenzo, Havoc Raiser is at least plausible in an aggressive red shell, though the smaller deck size and faster clock shrink the window for combat-based value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Grenzo, Havoc Raiser is firmly bulk, and the price reflects supply more than power level — this is one of the strongest two-mana value engines in red Commander, dramatically underpriced relative to what it does on board. Bulk rares with consistent 60-plus percent inclusion rates in their primary archetypes tend to creep up over time, but right now it's an easy pickup at any price point.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.