Mons's Goblin Raiders
Limited Edition Alpha 164 • common
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 164
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Market price
- $40.39
What it does
The intricate dynamics of Rundvelt Goblin affairs are often confused with anarchy. The chaos, however, is the chaos of a thundercloud, and direction will sporadically and violently appear. Pashalik Mons and his raiders are the thunderhead that leads in the storm.
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
Mons's Goblin Raiders was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Alpha set, the very first printing of Magic: The Gathering by Wizards of the Coast. Conceived by Richard Garfield, the game was designed to be a portable, customizable card game that drew inspiration from fantasy gaming traditions. This specific card represents the foundational mechanics of the game’s early creature interactions, establishing the red color philosophy of aggressive, low-cost goblin units.
The card features artwork by Anson Maddocks, who was one of the original artists hired to give the game its distinct, gritty aesthetic. Maddocks’ illustration depicts a chaotic band of goblins, capturing the anarchic energy that would become a signature of the goblin tribe in subsequent sets. Upon its release, the card was received as a quintessential example of the game’s early art style, characterized by hand-drawn fantasy elements that preceded the more uniform digital art standards of later expansions.
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