The Great Goblin

The Great Goblin

Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble

Mana cost: {1}{B/R}{B/R}

How we read this card

Whenever you put one or more counters on a Goblin, Orc, or Army you control, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to target opponent.

triggered — deals 2 damage

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.

triggered —

What we read on this card

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage, exile a card.

Cares about: an Army gets a counter, a Goblin gets a counter, an Orc gets a counter, an Army is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a Goblin is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, an Orc is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Works well with

an Orc is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this.

  1. Orc General — When you sacrifice another Orc or Goblin to Orc General, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library

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

put a counter on an Orc — 25 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this.

  1. Bloodline Pretender — When Bloodline Pretender gets a counter, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  2. Gríma Wormtongue — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Gríma Wormtongue, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  3. Orcish Bowmasters — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Orcish Bowmasters, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  4. Warbeast of Gorgoroth — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Warbeast of Gorgoroth, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  5. Moria Scavenger — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Moria Scavenger, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  6. Book of Mazarbul — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Book of Mazarbul, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  7. The Torment of Gollum — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to The Torment of Gollum, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  8. Taurean Mauler — When Taurean Mauler gets a counter, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  9. Easterling Vanguard — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Easterling Vanguard, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  10. Grishnákh, Brash Instigator — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Grishnákh, Brash Instigator, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage

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

put a counter on a Goblin — 43 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this.

  1. Bothersome Noisemaker — When a Goblin or Army gets a counter thanks to Bothersome Noisemaker, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  2. Molten-Core Maestro — When Molten-Core Maestro gets a counter, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  3. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — When a Goblin gets a counter thanks to Krenko, Baron of Tin Street, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  4. Bolg of the North — When a Goblin or Army gets a counter thanks to Bolg of the North, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  5. Redcap Gutter-Dweller — When Redcap Gutter-Dweller gets a counter, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  6. Rhovanion Rampager — When a Goblin or Army gets a counter thanks to Rhovanion Rampager, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  7. Along the Crooked Way — When a Goblin or Army gets a counter thanks to Along the Crooked Way, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  8. Exuberant Fuseling — When Exuberant Fuseling gets a counter, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  9. Heirloom Auntie — When Heirloom Auntie gets a counter, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  10. Gathering of Darkness — When a Goblin or Army gets a counter thanks to Gathering of Darkness, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage

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

a Goblin is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 64 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this.

  1. Mogg Bombers — When Mogg Bombers is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  2. Sarpadian Simulacrum — When Sarpadian Simulacrum is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  3. Goblin Replica — When Goblin Replica is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  4. Airdrop Condor — When you sacrifice a Goblin creature to Airdrop Condor, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  5. Goblin Marshal — When Goblin Marshal is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  6. Mogg War Marshal — When Mogg War Marshal is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  7. Reckless Lackey — When Reckless Lackey is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  8. Goblin Cratermaker — When Goblin Cratermaker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  9. Goblin Archaeologist — When Goblin Archaeologist is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library
  10. Cacophony Scamp — When Cacophony Scamp is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, The Great Goblin exiles a card from your library

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

put a counter on an Army — 51 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this.

When a permanent gets a counter thanks to:

  1. Honor the God-Pharaoh — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  2. Toll of the Invasion — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  3. Dreadhorde Twins — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  4. Grim Initiate — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  5. Herald of the Dreadhorde — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  6. Vizier of the Scorpion — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  7. Lazotep Sliver — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  8. Lazotep Reaver — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  9. Invading Manticore — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage
  10. Widespread Brutality — The Great Goblin deals 2 damage

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

a Goblin attacks — 476 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin attacks:

  1. General Kreat, the Boltbringer — makes a token
  2. Mordor Trebuchet — makes a token

a Goblin deals combat damage — 476 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin deals combat damage:

  1. Boggart Mob — makes a token
  2. Auntie's Snitch — returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Cabal Slaver — triggers
  4. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — sacrifices it
  5. Moria Marauder — exiles a card from your library

a Goblin enters the battlefield — 520 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin enters:

  1. Quest for the Goblin Lord — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Goblin Assassin — makes a player sacrifice a creature

anything deals noncombat damage — 2,124 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great 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. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  4. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  5. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  6. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  8. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

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

life is lost — 2,457 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin makes a player lose life:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — raises your speed
  2. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  3. Hour of Victory — raises your speed
  4. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  5. Gas Guzzler — raises your speed
  6. Gastal Raider — raises your speed
  7. Risen Necroregent — raises your speed
  8. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  9. Starting Column — raises your speed
  10. Momentum Breaker — raises your speed

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

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin attacks:

  1. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  2. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Ingris Stingerquill — deals 1 damage
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Total War — kills a creature
  10. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 6,499 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  5. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  6. War Effort — makes a token
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature deals combat damage — 6,499 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When The Great Goblin deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 6,529 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — When The Great Goblin is cast, Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder makes that spell's mana value tokens

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,209 cards in The Great Goblin's colors can cause this (The Great Goblin is one).

When The Great Goblin enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  4. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

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