Knucklebone Witch
Creature — Goblin Shaman
Whenever a Goblin you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $1.33
- EDHREC rank
- #18280
Knucklebone Witch turns every Goblin death into a +1/+1 counter, snowballing into a legitimate threat whenever your board gets wiped or traded into. The cost is that it does nothing the turn it enters and needs a critical mass of Goblin deaths to matter — Wort, Boggart Auntie decks reliably supply both.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wort, Boggart Auntie
Wort, Boggart Auntie constantly recycles Goblins from the graveyard, creating a loop of deaths and re-entries that loads Knucklebone Witch with counters faster than any other commander shell.
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 |
Knucklebone Witch is a Commander card through and through — the 100-card singleton format gives Goblin tribal decks the density of sacrifice outlets and token generators it needs to grow reliably. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; dedicated Goblin strategies in those formats want speed and consistency, and a one-drop that requires setup is too slow against the field. Modern Goblin decks similarly prioritize pressure and redundancy over a conditional counter engine. Stick to Commander, specifically Goblin tribal builds, where the long game lets Knucklebone Witch compound over multiple board states.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.33 cheap tier
At $1.33, Knucklebone Witch sits in the budget-staple tier — cheap enough to slot into any Goblin tribal build without deliberation. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike, making it a safe pickup for the niche it fills.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Wort, Boggart Auntie
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.