Goblin War Drums
Seventh Edition 194★ • uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 194★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Peter Bollinger
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
The goblin idea of music is to hit something with a stick.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Goblin War Drums first appeared in the Homelands expansion in 1995, representing the frantic and chaotic nature of goblin tactics within the Magic: The Gathering universe. The card was designed to provide a strategic edge for red-aligned decks by making creatures harder to block, reflecting the thematic flavor of intimidating, rhythmic percussion driving a goblin horde into battle.
The Seventh Edition printing, marked with collector number 194, featured new artwork by Pete Venters. This version was part of a core set transition where Wizards of the Coast sought to provide a consistent visual language for essential cards. Venters’ illustration leans into the classic, snarling aesthetic of the goblin tribes, and the card was well-received by players of the era as a staple of aggressive, low-mana-cost deck archetypes.
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