Skirk Outrider
Creature — Goblin
As long as you control a Beast, this creature gets +2/+2 and has trample.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legions
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #30785
Skirk Outrider puts a 4/4 body on the board the turn it enters — no setup required, just a Goblin that hits hard for four mana. The cost is that four mana is a lot to ask in a tribe that usually wins by going wide and fast, so Skirk Outrider earns its slot only in decks that can leverage the size rather than just the count.
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, Skirk Outrider is a Goblin-tribal role-player — the 4/4 stat line is relevant early enough to trade with real threats, and any deck built around Goblin synergies can turn it on consistently. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; neither format's Goblin strategies have room for a four-mana 2/2 that needs a tribal condition to matter. Pauper is the most interesting non-Commander home: at common, Skirk Outrider competes in a format where a 4/4 for four is at least on-curve, and a dedicated Goblin shell can activate it reliably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Skirk Outrider is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not tracking it on a buylist. Demand is narrow enough that the price is stable at the floor; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.