Thick-Skinned Goblin
Creature — Goblin Shaman
You may pay 
rather than pay the echo cost for permanents you control.
: This creature gains protection from red until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #29249
Thick-Skinned Goblin gives your Goblins a blanket discount on echo costs and personal protection from those costs being weaponized — two relevant abilities on a two-mana body. In dedicated Goblin builds, the echo reduction alone justifies the slot; the protection clause is upside that occasionally wins a game.
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 |
In Commander, Thick-Skinned Goblin earns its seat in any Goblin tribal build that runs echo creatures — the reduction is a static effect that never turns off, and the protection from echo-cost manipulation shuts down niche but real lines of attack. In Legacy and Vintage, the card is legal but sees essentially no play; those formats don't run Goblin tribal, and a 2/2 for two with a narrow tribal upside has no competitive application. Modern is similarly legal but unplayed — Goblin lists there focus on speed and don't rely on echo creatures where the discount would matter. Commander is where Thick-Skinned Goblin actually lives, and it's a clean roleplayer there rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Thick-Skinned Goblin is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card itself. It's a low-demand tribal piece with a narrow home, so the price is stable at the floor and unlikely to move unless a high-profile Goblin commander drives sudden demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.