Goblin Piker
Magic 2012 141 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 141
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.
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
Goblin Piker was originally introduced in the Portal set in 1997, designed as a simplified creature card for new players to learn the basic mechanics of Magic: The Gathering. As a common creature, it served as a foundational building block for red decks, emphasizing the straightforward, aggressive nature associated with the goblin tribe in the game's lore. Its repeated inclusion in core sets, such as Magic 2012, speaks to its role as a stable, illustrative example of a creature with standard power and toughness statistics.
The Magic 2012 version features artwork by Greg Staples, who moved away from the traditional, whimsical depiction of goblins to provide a more gritty and menacing aesthetic. Staples' approach captures the creature in a moment of readiness, aligning with the visual direction of the 2012 core set which aimed to refine the game's identity. The card remains a well-known piece of Magic history, representing a period where core sets acted as the primary bridge for newcomers to understand the game's essential creature hierarchy.
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