Festering Goblin
Tenth Edition 143 • common
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 143
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.28
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 Onslaught expansion in 2002, designed to provide a functional and thematic low-cost creature for Black decks. By the time it was reprinted in the Tenth Edition core set in 2007, it had become a hallmark of the game's creature-based mechanics, specifically utilizing a 'death trigger' that allowed players to weaken or eliminate an opponent's creature upon the goblin's demise. This design emphasized the sacrifice-heavy philosophy often associated with the color black in Magic: The Gathering.
The artwork featured in the Tenth Edition printing continues the grim, visceral aesthetic established in the card's debut. The illustration captures the essence of the creature's lore—a goblin consumed by rot and malice, intended to serve as both a defensive nuisance and an offensive threat. While it was a common card, it received positive feedback from players for its efficiency, serving as a reliable staple in Limited formats and a frequent inclusion in aggressive deck archetypes throughout its years of legality.
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