Swarming Goblins
The List AFR-162 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- AFR-162
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Andrew Mar
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
When this creature enters, roll a d20.
1—9 | Create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
10—19 | Create two of those tokens.
20 | Create three of those tokens.
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
Swarming Goblins first appeared in the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set, released in 2021 as part of a crossover between Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. The card was designed to capture the chaotic, overwhelming nature of a goblin encounter within the tabletop role-playing system, utilizing the game's mechanics to represent a sudden influx of low-level enemies swarming a player character.
The artwork, illustrated by Wisnu Tan, leans into the visceral, gritty aesthetic common to Dungeons & Dragons creature design. It portrays a frantic mob of goblins emerging from the shadows, emphasizing the 'swarm' mechanic through composition and movement. When the card was later included in The List—a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast—it retained the original set's thematic identity, serving as a nostalgic nod for players familiar with the D&D source material.
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