Shadow of the Goblin

Shadow of the Goblin

Enchantment

Mana cost: {1}{R}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your first main phase, discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

triggered —

triggered — draws you 1 card

Whenever you play a land or cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, this enchantment deals 1 damage to each opponent.

triggered — deals 1 damage

triggered — deals 1 damage

Causes: discard a card, draw a card, anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a land is played, a spell is cast.

Works well with

play a land — 97 cards in the game can cause this.

When a land plays a land thanks to:

  1. Sword of Forge and Frontier — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  2. Shaman's Trance — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  3. Experimental Frenzy — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  4. Crucible of Worlds — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  5. Nahiri's Lithoforming — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  6. Zell Dincht — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  7. Ghirapur Orrery — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  8. Uba Mask — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  9. Share the Spoils — Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage

88 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

cast a spell — 155 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Harness the Storm — When Harness the Storm is cast, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  2. Goliath Daydreamer — When Goliath Daydreamer is cast, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  3. Shell of the Last Kappa — When Shell of the Last Kappa is cast, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  4. Chandra, Flame's Catalyst — When an instant or sorcery is cast thanks to Chandra, Flame's Catalyst, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  5. Conspicuous Snoop — When a Goblin is cast thanks to Conspicuous Snoop, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  6. Dream Pillager — When Dream Pillager is cast, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  7. Etali, Primal Storm — When Etali, Primal Storm is cast, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  8. Plargg and Nassari — When Plargg and Nassari is cast, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  9. Aetherworks Marvel — When a spell is cast thanks to Aetherworks Marvel, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage
  10. Knowledge Pool — When Knowledge Pool is cast, Shadow of the Goblin deals 1 damage

145 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

When Shadow of the Goblin makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

When Shadow of the Goblin deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph — deals 2 damage
  5. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  6. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  7. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  8. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  9. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  10. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

36 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

When Shadow of the Goblin makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Zahur, Glory's Past — raises your speed
  3. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — raises your speed
  4. Aether Syphon — raises your speed
  5. Vnwxt, Verbose Host — raises your speed
  6. Embalmed Ascendant — raises your speed
  7. Slick Imitator — raises your speed
  8. Nesting Bot — raises your speed
  9. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  10. Hour of Victory — raises your speed

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

When Shadow of the Goblin is cast:

  1. Soul-Scar Mage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  3. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  4. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  6. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  7. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  8. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  9. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  10. Artist's Talent — draws and discards

255 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Shadow of the Goblin enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

When Shadow of the Goblin enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

67 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

When Shadow of the Goblin makes a player draw a card:

  1. Teferi's Tutelage — mills a card
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. The Locust God — makes a token
  5. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  7. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  8. Dream Trawler — gets +1/+0

59 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Shadow of the Goblin is one).

  1. Sidequest: Card Collection // Magicked Card — Shadow of the Goblin fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more cards Sidequest: Card Collection // Magicked Card needs

443 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.