Rulik Mons, Warren Chief
Legendary Creature — Goblin
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever Rulik Mons attacks, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. If you didn't put a card onto the battlefield this way, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #12504
Rulik Mons, Warren Chief puts a 1/1 Goblin token into play every time a Goblin you control attacks — that's a continuous board-building engine stapled to a three-mana body. The cost is that it does nothing until combat, so it folds hard to interaction before your next attack step, and Shattergang Brothers lists run it precisely because tokens are fuel, not the win condition.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Shattergang Brothers
Shattergang Brothers sacrifices creatures as a repeatable removal spell, and Rulik Mons, Warren Chief replenishes the board every combat — attack, make a Goblin, feed it to the Brothers, repeat.
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale doubles triggered abilities that trigger when attacking, which means Rulik Mons, Warren Chief produces two tokens per attacking Goblin instead of one — a token flood that scales with any Goblin-heavy board.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Rulik Mons, Warren Chief is doing real work — as a Goblin tribal engine in the command zone or in the 99 of a Goblin deck, the cumulative token production across a long game is where the card earns its slot. In Modern and Legacy, three mana for a 3/3 that makes tokens only on attack is well behind the power curve of dedicated Goblin packages, and neither format's Goblin lists want this effect at that cost. Pioneer is the same story — the card is legal but irrelevant given the faster, tighter options available. Rulik Mons, Warren Chief is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Rulik Mons, Warren Chief is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. Given its narrow tribal niche and the crowded Goblin-token space in Commander, don't expect that to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Shattergang Brothers
- Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.