Tar Pitcher
Creature — Goblin Shaman
, Sacrifice a Goblin: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #24461
Tar Pitcher converts any Goblin into two damage — a repeatable, instant-speed pinger that turns your sacrifice fodder into a kill condition. The four-mana body is slow, but in dedicated Goblin builds that already run Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and token generators, the card earns its slot.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tar Pitcher is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its real home is Commander — specifically Goblin tribal, where sacrifice fodder is abundant and draining opponents to zero is a real axis. In Legacy and Modern it's unplayable competitively; four mana for a 2/2 with a tap ability doesn't come close to the speed those formats demand. Oathbreaker gives it a narrow second life in Goblin-themed builds, but Commander is the only format where Tar Pitcher reliably does what it promises.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror BreakerTar PitcherThornbite Staff
Infinite damage; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Tar Pitcher is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a commons box. The price is stable; there's no demand pressure that would move it, so don't expect it to spike and don't hesitate to grab copies at current cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.