War-Torch Goblin
Ravnica: City of Guilds 151 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 151
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
red mana, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to target blocking creature.
"In a town shaped by the subtle machinations and political intrigue of its guilds, it's reassuring to see a goblin waving his torch and screaming about some nonsense or other."— Agrus Kos
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
War-Torch Goblin was released in the 2005 Magic: The Gathering set Ravnica: City of Guilds, marking the first time the game returned to a city-wide plane setting. The card belongs to the Gruul Clans guild, a faction characterized by their chaotic, anti-civilization philosophy and reliance on raw, elemental force. The design intent was to capture the aggressive, low-mana utility common to red-aligned creature cards, serving as a functional piece for players building fast-paced, aggressive deck archetypes.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Greg Staples. Staples, known for his atmospheric and gritty painterly style, aimed to depict the frantic and destructive nature of a goblin raider during the Gruul’s insurgent campaigns. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard, reliable common-rarity creature, valued by players primarily for its efficiency within the specific color identity of the set's block structure.
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