Spikeshot Goblin
Creature — Goblin Shaman
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: This creature deals damage equal to its power to any target.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #15847
Spikeshot Goblin turns any power boost into a removal spell or a direct clock — equip it with something, and it punches through blockers without ever entering combat. Three mana to cast and one to activate is the price, and it's a real one: without equipment or auras in play, you have a 1/1 that does nothing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Spikeshot Goblin earns its slot in equipment-heavy decks — anywhere you're already stacking power counters or Auras, the activated ability converts that investment into targeted damage at instant speed. Pauper is where Spikeshot Goblin has the clearest competitive ceiling: common-legal equipment is limited, but the card is a legitimate threat in Goblin tribal or Boros Aggro shells that can suit it up cheaply. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the power level gap is too wide and the activation too slow to compete. Modern has better redundancy at every point on this axis, so Spikeshot Goblin doesn't make the cut there.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Spikeshot Goblin is pure bulk — pick it up as a throw-in or out of a common box. There's no price pressure driving it up, so don't expect that to change.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.