Squee, Goblin Nabob

Squee, Goblin Nabob was introduced in the 1999 Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a unique, recurring threat, representing the character Squee, a comic relief figure within the game's lore who was famously difficult to kill. The card's ability to return from the graveyard to the player's hand at the beginning of each upkeep established it as a foundational piece of recursive utility in the game's history.

The artwork was commissioned from David Monette, who captured the character's manic and enduring persona. Monette utilized a distinct illustrative style that emphasized the goblin's chaotic nature, aligning with the artistic shift toward more character-focused designs during the Masques block. The card was well-received by players and designers alike for its clever synergy and thematic consistency, eventually spawning multiple iterations of the character in subsequent sets.