Mons's Goblin Raiders
Creature — Goblin
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foreign Black Border
- Price
- $9.00
- EDHREC rank
- #23816
Mons's Goblin Raiders is a 1/1 Goblin for one red mana with no abilities — it does nothing beyond occupying a slot in your 99. The only reason to run it is tribal headcount, and even there, nearly every other one-drop Goblin outclasses it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mons's Goblin Raiders is a curiosity — Goblin tribal builds running Krenko, Mob Boss or Rundvelt Hordemaster want every slot to generate value, and a vanilla 1/1 doesn't survive that audit. Legacy and Vintage are legal formats, but no competitive shell has ever wanted a do-nothing one-drop when Goblin Lackey and Goblin Guide exist. Pauper is the one format where baseline stats matter most and curves are honest, but even there a 1/1 with no text can't compete with commons that actually do something on entry.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Any one-drop Goblin with an actual ability replaces Mons's Goblin Raiders outright — Goblin Arsonist trades itself for damage, and Skirk Prospector converts surplus Goblins into mana and slots cleanly into the combo shells that Raiders can't touch. If the appeal is pure tribal mass, Dragon Fodder and Krenko's Command both cost one more mana and produce two bodies instead of one.
Price Context
Current price
$9.00 mid tier
At $9.00, Mons's Goblin Raiders sits in mid-tier pricing entirely on the strength of its Alpha and Beta printings — this is a collectible, not a competitive card. Newer printings from core sets and starter products are available for under $1.00 and are mechanically identical, so pay the premium only if the original frame is the point.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.