Goblin Tunneler
Magic 2012 142 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 142
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
tap: Target creature with power 2 or less can't be blocked this turn.
"The best way over the mountain is through."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Goblin Tunneler was released in 2011 as part of the Magic 2012 core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a low-cost, common-rarity creature intended to support aggressive red-deck strategies by granting other creatures the ability to become unblockable. This card functioned as a staple of the set's limited play environment, offering a tactical utility for players to bypass enemy defenses during combat.
The card features illustration by Kev Walker, a prominent fantasy artist known for his extensive work on the game since the 1990s. His rendering emphasizes the frantic, chaotic nature of goblin characters, capturing the creature's thematic role as a subterranean infiltrator. The design was received as a straightforward, functional piece of card architecture that exemplified the straightforward mechanics often found in core set expansions.
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