Grotag Siege-Runner
Creature — Goblin Rogue
, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target creature with defender. This creature deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #29273
Grotag Siege-Runner hits the table as a 2/1 Goblin that can't be blocked by artifact creatures and drains 3 life when it deals combat damage to a player — real pressure in the right shell. The cost is fragility: two mana gets you a 2/1 with no immediate protection, so it needs a deck built around goblins or go-wide aggro to justify the slot.
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 |
In Commander, Grotag Siege-Runner earns a slot in Goblin tribal decks where the life drain stacks across multiple combatants and the artifact-evasion dodges common blockers like Treasure tokens and Thopters. Outside of tribal, the ceiling is too low — a 2/1 beater without haste or an ETB doesn't survive long enough to matter in multiplayer. In Pauper, where commons define the format and aggressive one- and two-drops are currency, Grotag Siege-Runner is borderline playable in a Goblin or burn-adjacent shell but gets outclassed by faster options. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Grotag Siege-Runner is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the card. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is abundant; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.