Card
The Great Goblin
Mana cost {1}{B/R}{B/R}
Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble 3/2
Whenever you put one or more counters on a Goblin, Orc, or Army you control, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to target opponent. Whenever another Goblin, Orc, or Army you control dies, exile the top card of your library. You may play it until the end of your next turn.
Part of 96 known combos, 7 of them two-card. 1 official ruling.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · HOB · #158
- Cheapest printing
- €0.50
- EDHREC salt
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- Color identity
- Black, Red
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Heliod, Sun-Crowned, The Destined White Mage, Sunbond, Cleric Class, Light of Promise, Archangel of Thune, Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partners: Heliod, Sun-Crowned, The Destined White Mage, Sunbond, Cleric Class, Light of Promise, Archangel of Thune, Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- B3 Upgraded — Not in the same deck as its early two-card combo partners: Heliod, Sun-Crowned, The Destined White Mage, Sunbond, Cleric Class, Light of Promise, Archangel of Thune, Spider-Man, Peter Parker
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- Two-card combo with Heliod, Sun-Crowned, The Destined White Mage, Sunbond, Cleric Class, Light of Promise, Archangel of Thune, Spider-Man, Peter Parker (early with Heliod, Sun-Crowned, The Destined White Mage, Sunbond, Cleric Class, Light of Promise, Archangel of Thune, Spider-Man, Peter Parker)
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
96 known combos, 7 of them two-card.
- The Great Goblin + Mortuary + Skirk Prospector
Produces: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
View on Commander Spellbook - The Great Goblin + Mortuary + Impulsive Pilferer + Goblin Bombardment
Produces: Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage
View on Commander Spellbook - The Great Goblin + Heliod, Sun-Crowned
Produces: Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2026-06-29 · Wizards of the Coast
You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty and only if you have an available land play remaining.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast