Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician
Time Spiral 163 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 163
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.82
What it does
Whenever another Goblin you control becomes blocked, sacrifice it. If you do, it deals 4 damage to each creature blocking it.
Sacrifice two Mountains: Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
"Everybody but me—CHARGE!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician was released in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral. The set was designed to be a love letter to the game’s history, featuring numerous mechanical references and character callbacks to the early years of the franchise. Ib Halfheart emerged as a central goblin figure, representing the chaotic and self-sacrificial nature typical of goblin tribal identity within the game's lore.
The card illustration was created by artist Jesper Ejsing, who captured the character as a wizened, battle-hardened commander amidst the smoke of combat. The design aimed to translate the flavor of a goblin leader who commands his subordinates into risky maneuvers for the sake of survival, a theme that has made the card a consistent favorite among players who enjoy aggressive or thematic tribal decks.
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