Goblin Gathering

Art credit: Kevin Sidharta At the end of March 2025 a key component of my Goblin Synthesizer pauper deck was banned. Losing Kuldotha Rebirth meant that running all the additional artifacts seemed almost pointless. Because that deck was essentially the tier 1 Burn deck with my own suboptimal changes added I couldn't truly call it my own brew. However I have now put together a new goblin deck for pauper, combining elements I learned from playing with the old list, and one that is something I can claim as my own brew from scratch. May I present Mogg the Decks; Goblin Pirates! Knowing that Goblin Tomb Raider was one of the strongest creatures in the previous lists I started there, then adding Reckless Lackey as that had also performed well. This is where I remembered they are both Pirates so I looked at other goblin pirate commons; Fanatical Firebrand and Impulsive Pilferer, both went into the deck. The  reason I then went for this focus on pirates was my inclusion of Fiery Cannonade ...

 It's been quite a while since I've had the time to write for the page, but hopefully I can now commit a few hours a week to keep things updated. As I've missed a few Mogg of the Month posts I have decided to combine all of the missing ones in to this one mega-post for January to June 2025. Mogg of the Month: January - June 2025 Goblin Lords! What better way to combine 6 months worth of entries than to group together goblins with a common theme. These are some of the most useful cards we can have in goblin decks because of the buffs they bring to our board state. While there are quite a few other goblin lords available the 6 I have chosen are 3 classic goblins and 3 newer cards.

  I'm still here. I'm aware I haven't posted in a while. I've missed 5 Mogg of the Months, a whole bunch of new cards and plenty of other stuff. It wasn't my intention to neglect the page but sometimes life gets in the way. I will try my best to catch up and get things going again. -T

  Another month means another Mogg to feature, and this is another goblin released in the new Foundations set. November's entry was a close call between this card and General Kreat. Most of you probably figured it would be this card that we'd be featuring next Mogg of the Month for December 2024 is Searslicer Goblin! Unlike General Kreat, Searslicer Goblin was printed into the standard Foundations set rather than Jumpstart. This means it is legal to play in Standard, Pioneer and Modern as well as all the other formats that allow the Jumpstart cards. As we've had some time between release and the writing of this article I do not have to speculate on how good Searslicer Goblin will be. It is already clear this goblin is very playable and slots into goblin decks in both Modern and Legacy, plus it's seeing play in Standard and Pioneer straight off the bat. Let's have a look at why... It's a two mana 2/1 with the following ability  Raid — At the beginning of your en...

November has been a very good month for goblin players. With the release of Magic Foundations and Foundations: Jumpstart,  both featuring a plethora of exciting new goblin cards, it was a little difficult to pick which one to feature this month. But we can only have one, and this time around... Mogg of the Month for November 2024 is General Kreat, the Boltbringer ! This was the biggest response I have ever had from my fellow goblin players when asking who to feature as Mogg of the Month, and while there are always some great suggestions, General Kreat and one other new card really stood out. Ultimately I have decided to feature Kreat this month, but there is a very high chance that next month will also feature a new goblin card Featuring a brand new card as Mogg of the Month can leave me with little to write about, however it is clear that General Kreat is going to make waves wherever it sees play. Printed in Foundations: Jumpstart -  which is the third edition of Jumpstart -...

Magic Foundations is a new set due to launch on November 15th. Replacing the old core set model, Foundations will remain Standard legal for the next 5 years. The set will bring 15 goblins into the Standard format, of which 4 of them are brand new goblins. This is very welcome after the last two set releases contained exactly zero goblins. Let's take a look at the new cards we're getting! Dropkick Bomber is definitely the one to watch out for in the latest release of goblin cards. A new goblin lord to bolster our armies is always welcome. This card will definitely see play in Standard, Pioneer and EDH, but also possibly Modern and Legacy. It's second ability can be viewed as both a way to give our goblins a bit of reach and evasion but also a construed sacrifice outlet. Courageous Goblin isn't as exciting. A 2/2 body for two mana is more than fair for an average goblin, but this would be better suited to decks with bigger creatures to support so the +1/+0 and Menace can ...

So another month passes by and that means it's time for the 5th installment of Mogg of the Month. This month I have decided to feature one of the more obscure cards in our collections, but one that is certainly worthy of a slot in our commander decks Mogg of the Month for October 2024 is Sensation Gorger! Printed only once way back in 2008 as part of the Morningtide set from Lorwyn block, Sensation Gorger is a card that some goblin players may not even know about. There are two things to note about Sensation Gorger, it's insane art and it's wicked ability. First let's look at it's art. What is even going on here? It gets worse the longer you look at it! Sensation Gorger's ability is fantastic for our EDH decks with a high number of goblin cards: Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with Sensation Gorger, you may reveal it. If you do, each player discards their hand, then draws fou...

  Another set with no goblins! Don't get me wrong. I love cliche horror tropes as much as the next guy, but surely goblins would have fit into this set somewhere. Bloomburrow was understandable, goblins aren't cute and fluffy therefore wouldn't fit into that set, but come on! Would a goblin be out of place here?  Anyway rant over. We did get a couple new lands: I doubt either will see much play in our decks other than standard. Pioneer and above already has a much better manabase available to it. The Duskmourn set and play environment however does seem exciting and a stark contrast to the fluffy wonderland of the previous one. The standard format should look amusing while people equip a chainsaw to a mouse for the next 3 years. Looks like the next set is going to be MTG Foundations, and I can only assume its going to be packed full of goblin staples to ensure that goblins become playable in standard again. -Trashman Disappointed Goblin Lord

  It's another month and another installment of Mogg of the Month. I could only hold off for so long before awarding it to this multi format all-star goblin... Mogg of the Month for September 2024 is Conspicuous Snoop! Printed in the M21 core set way back before the pandemic. It seems so long ago now, but Snoop is a relatively newer card compared to the multitudes of goblins available to us. Conspicuous Snoop quickly became a powerhouse in goblin decks across multiple formats. From its hilarious artwork to its powerful abilities, Snoop has earned its spot as a fan favorite and a competitive staple in the goblin tribe. Conspicuous Snoop brought something goblins didn’t have before—a balance between card advantage, board control, and combo potential. It’s no longer just about being aggressive with "8-whack" strategies; with Snoop, goblin decks can play a more calculated, midrange game, or pivot into a full-on combo deck depending on what’s needed. What Snoop did for goblin ...

Today's Commander Rule Committee announcement has come as a shock to EDH players! Some of the most powerful cards in the format have been banned, including our own Dockside Extortionist. Even with multiple printings Dockside was still £70/$85+ Dockside Extortionist has been an absolute powerhouse and became a regular staple card in every competitive deck that could play it. Now it seems it's glory days are over. A 1/2 goblin pirate that creates treasure tokens equal to the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control, which could easily provide an advantage for the rest of the game, all for just 2 mana. It's no suprise that this card became the most expensive goblin card in Magic. Some other staple cards banned in this announcement are the ever popular Mana Crypt and Jewelled Lotus, each costing £80/$100+ Nadu being banned in yet another format comes as no suprise There will be, no doubt, many cEDH players whose decks have just lost 3 very strong cards plus a...

  This is the third installment of our new monthly feature where we pick out a goblin card from among the hundreds available to us in Magic the Gathering™. We've done a brand new card, we've done an older iconic card, this time we're going to look at one of only two goblins to appear on the infamous Reserved List. Mogg of the Month for August 2024 is Goblin Wizard! Goblin Wizard holds a peculiar spot in the ranks of goblin cards. Once upon a time it was the most overpowered goblin in all of Magic. These days it has been overshadowed by cards like Muxus and Goblin Lackey.  No longer seeing play in even Legacy or Vintage decks, it is only really played in goblin tribal EDH lists. The Wizard offers a unique ability of being able to put any goblin from your hand into play at instant speed and can also grant protection from white, which is super relevant in EDH due to the massive prevalence of white board wipes in the format. Possibly the most expensive goblin card (with the exc...

UPDATE: AS OF MARCH 31ST 2025 KULDOTHA REBIRTH HAS BEEN BANNED IN PAUPER MEANING THIS DECK IS NO LONGER LEGAL

Goblin Gathering is 1 year old! To celebrate this great milestone we're giving away a limited edition Goblin Gathering 1st anniversary playmat and a pile of goblin cards! Only 2 of these will ever exist, we're keeping one and giving one away THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW ENDED. NO MORE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED! To enter the giveaway you must: 1. Like our Facebook page 2. Share this Facebook giveaway post 3. Comment on the Facebook post "Done " Entries close on 30th September 2024. The winner will be chosen and contacted within 7 days of the giveaway closing. The prize will be posted out to anywhere in the world. Terms: Only one entry per person. Winner will chosen at random after giveaway ends. Goblin Gathering reserves the right to withdraw this giveaway at any time.

  A Magic the Gathering™ set with no goblins? Bloomburrow seems to be becoming an incredibly popular set for drafting. Flooding the standard carpool with cute fuzzy critters that will now stick around for another three years. But for goblin players the set seems lackluster. After researching the set for new goblin cards I was left disappointed. Even the sets two changeling creatures do absolutely nothing for us. What about support cards? Anything that allows us to "choose a creature type"? Well there is one standout card, a land that falls somewhere between Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and Gaea's Cradle Three Tree City looks like the one card in this set that goblin players can get excited about. Possibly a bit slow for Legacy or Modern, but certainly playable in Pioneer and EDH. Otherwise a disappointing set.  Have you seen a card in Bloomburrow that I have missed? Leave a comment below

Last month our brand new feature showcased a brand new card. This month it seemed right to feature an older card, so without further ado: Mogg of the Month for July 2024 is Goblin Matron! How could it not be?  This is one of, if not the most iconic goblin cards in all of Magic the Gathering™. First printed in 7th Edition then Urzas Saga, Matron has been a staple of goblin decks ever since. Initially only available to Vintage and Legacy decks, it wasn't legal in Modern until it was reprinted in Modern Horizons 1 in 2019. Since then it has enabled goblin decks to move away from the fast and aggressive "8-whack" style decks and into the more interactive midrange and combo builds. A guaranteed "4 of" in every goblin deck. Goblin Matron allows us to search our library for any goblin card. It could be a combo piece, a silver bullet to get us out of a sticky situation, a lord effect or Ringleader, or even another Goblin Matron. Always finding exactly what we need for j...

Mogg of the Month will be an ongoing feature of Goblin Gathering going forward. Each month either members of the goblin community or I will pick out a goblin card and declare it Mogg of the Month. The cards can be picked out for any reason and don't need to meet any criteria other than the obvious "it's a goblin". This means it could be a brand new card like this month's pick, an older card that has seen play in thousands of decks, or an obscure forgotten card that you may never have heard of. So without further ado.. Mogg of the Month: June 2024 - Mogg Mob This very first edition of Mogg of the Month is awarded to the brand new Mogg Mob as chosen by followers on our Facebook page.  For such a new card to be chosen there isn't a whole lot to write about besides what we see on the card and what we might expect from it. Until it starts being seen in top goblin decks we won't know how well it performs. But let us have a look; A 3/3 body for three red mana wit...

UPDATE: More cards have been added to this list and some rumoured cards confirmed. Modern Horizons 3 is on its way next month! While a lot of cards have been leaked and rumoured about, here is a rundown on some of the confirmed goblins in the next "straight to modern" set! Warren Soultrader is a new sac outlet. It allows us to sacrifice a creature and pay 1 life to create a treasure. Arguably worse than Skirk Prospector as it is also costing us a life point but good in that we can make any colour mana with the treasure. It has already been broken as a combo piece in Zombie decks but goblins could maybe go down the Revel in Riches combo route. Skoa, Embermage seems incredibly underpowered at 6 mana. Muxus is 6 mana and brings an awful lot more value to a game than Skoa. It is notably at common rarity so there may be a way to slot him into a pauper deck but currently the goblin community is not impressed with this goblin wizard. Mogg Mob will certainly see play in any decks tha...