Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder
Legendary Creature — Goblin Human Villain
Flying, haste
Whenever you discard a card, Hobgoblin gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #10546
Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder hits the board as a threat that punishes opponents for having creatures — the glider keyword and on-attack trigger generate immediate board presence before anyone can answer it. The cost is steep enough that it wants a dedicated shell, but Norman Osborn decks pay that cost happily.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn and Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder are a natural pair — Norman's ability to weaponize Villains and generate tokens lines up directly with what Hobgoblin wants to do on attack, making it a core piece in over 32% of Norman Osborn decks.
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge runs Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder for the aggressive curve — the glider threat applies pressure from above while Howler's pirate synergies keep the board wide enough to close games.
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 |
Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder is legal across the major constructed formats — Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — but its real home is Commander, where the multiplayer politics and token-generating upside scale in ways a 60-card format rarely rewards. In 1v1 constructed, the mana cost competes against a far denser field of threats, and the on-attack payoff isn't reliably fast enough to justify the slot. Commander is where Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder earns its keep, particularly in Villain-tribal or token-wide strategies where the attack trigger compounds over a long game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a four-of or a Commander staple without budget concerns. Bulk rares tied to a specific tribal theme rarely spike unless the archetype gets a major new payoff, so expect this price to stay flat.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Norman Osborn
- Captain Howler, Sea Scourge
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.