Festering Goblin
Planechase 27 • common
- Set
- Planechase
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.43
What it does
When this creature dies, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
In life, it was a fetid, disease-ridden thing. In death, not much changed.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Festering Goblin first appeared in the Legions expansion in 2003, but this specific iteration was released in the 2009 Planechase set as part of a supplemental product designed to introduce the casual multiplayer variant of Magic: The Gathering. As a common creature card, it was included to provide low-cost board interaction and synergy for tribal goblin decks within the preconstructed decks of that era.
The artwork for this version was provided by Thomas M. Baxa, a veteran illustrator known for his dark and visceral aesthetic. Baxa's interpretation of the goblin focuses on the grotesque, decaying nature of the creature, aligning with the card's mechanical ability to impose a penalty on opposing creatures upon its death. The piece reflects the artist's signature style of blending high fantasy with unsettling, horror-influenced creature design.
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