Horde of Boggarts
Creature — Goblin
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Horde of Boggarts's power and toughness are each equal to the number of red permanents you control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #19577
Horde of Boggarts enters as an X/1 where X equals the number of red permanents you control — in the right deck, that's a sizeable threat for four mana. The catch is the fragility: a single damage wipe or a chump block ends it, so it only earns its slot when your board is already red and wide.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Horde of Boggarts is a payoff for mono-red or heavy-red token strategies — it scales with the wide boards those decks naturally produce, though it competes for the four-drop slot with more resilient threats. In Legacy and Vintage, it sees no meaningful play; the formats move too fast and efficient for a size-matters 4-drop with no built-in protection. Modern has the card legal but similarly ignores it — burn and aggro want consistent damage output, not a creature whose power fluctuates with the board state. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read: viable in the right red shell, irrelevant outside it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Horde of Boggarts is deep bulk — you're paying pennies for a niche role player. Don't expect the price to move; it has no cross-format demand and plenty of supply, so grab a copy if the deck calls for it and don't give the cost a second thought.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.