Swab Goblin
Creature — Goblin Pirate
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #24386
Swab Goblin is a vanilla 2/2 for two mana with no abilities — it puts a body on the board and nothing else. Every competitive Goblin tribal slot has a better option, and even budget builds can do more for the same cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Swab Goblin is legal everywhere but earns a slot nowhere. In Commander, Goblin tribal decks under Krenko, Mob Boss or Muxus, Goblin Grandee demand every card to either generate tokens, provide haste, or accelerate the combo — a vanilla 2/2 does none of that. In Pauper, the format's Goblin shells run Goblin Cohort, Mogg Conscripts, and Goblin Bushwhacker for reasons; Swab Goblin competes in none of those chains. Standard legality is current, but no constructed format rewards a two-mana 2/2 with no text box in 2024.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Swab Goblin sits firmly in bulk territory — the price of a card nobody needs. It won't fall further, but there's no demand pressure to move it up either.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.