Shambling Goblin
The List DTK-118 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- DTK-118
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Yeong-Hao Han
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
When this creature dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
"The Kolaghan send them at us. We kill and raise them. They fight the next wave the Kolaghan send. It's a neat little cycle."— Asmala, Silumgar sorcerer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shambling Goblin was originally released in the 2015 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Dragons of Tarkir. Designed as a low-cost, common-rarity creature, it serves as a functional piece for limited play environments, offering a minor debuff effect upon its death. The illustration by Winona Nelson depicts the creature with a visceral, jagged aesthetic that emphasizes the decay-oriented nature of the Mardu Horde faction within the Tarkir storyline.
The card was later included in 'The List', a rotating collection of cards from Magic's history that appear in Set Boosters. By featuring this card in the modern frame within a newer product line, Wizards of the Coast allowed players to encounter legacy common cards in current drafting and collection formats. It remains a straightforward example of early-game utility design that prioritizes simple, impactful board interactions.
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