Ornery Goblin
Creature — Goblin Warrior
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, this creature deals 1 damage to that creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #21319
Ornery Goblin trades itself for 1 damage to whatever blocked it — a marginal body with a marginal payoff that rarely affects the board in any meaningful way. It slots into Goblin tribal as a warm body, nothing more.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ornery Goblin earns its slot only in dedicated Goblin tribal builds where density matters more than individual card quality — Krenko, Mob Boss and Muxus, Goblin Grandee want goblins in volume, and Ornery Goblin fills a slot. Competitive and even mid-power tables will find it too low-impact to justify. In Pauper it sees no meaningful play; red has better one-drops with actual staying power. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer aren't interested — the card doesn't approach the baseline for any of those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Ornery Goblin is deep bulk — you're essentially getting it for free in a collection trade or as a throw-in. There's no financial upside here; it's a common that plays like one.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.