Skarrg Goliath
Creature — Beast
Trample
Bloodrush — 
, Discard this card: Target attacking creature gets +9/+9 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #19602
Skarrg Goliath hits the board as an 9/9 trampler and bloodrushes a +9/+9 trample pump without ever needing to be cast — the effect is back-breaking at any point in the game. Eight mana is a real ceiling, but the bloodrush means it pulls weight even when you're never planning to hardcast it.
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 where Skarrg Goliath earns its slot, specifically in Gruul stompy and voltron lists that want a haymaker in the graveyard or hand as a surprise combat trick. In competitive 60-card formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — it's simply too expensive and too slow; creature decks that want trample have faster, more resilient options at every point on the curve. Vintage has the raw power to occasionally land it, but it's never a consideration over the available broken cards. Skarrg Goliath is a Commander card through and through: the singleton format rewards having one massive bloodrush outlet, and opponents rarely have the battlefield read to play around it.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Skarrg Goliath at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its niche Commander role and limited competitive demand, it has historically been an easy pickup — expect budget-friendly territory unless a popular new commander spikes demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.