The Great Goblin
Whenever you put one or more counters on a Goblin, Orc, or Army you control, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to target opponent. Whenever another Goblin, Orc, or Army you control dies, exile the top card of your library. You may play it until the end of your next turn.
How The Great Goblin decks play in EDH
The Great Goblin is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 1B/RB/R, and its legendary creature - goblin noble line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones The Great Goblin decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $42.09Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Great Goblin decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The Great GoblinThe Great Goblin deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Great Goblin deck?
The Great Goblin has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Great Goblin?
The cards played most often in The Great Goblin decks include Bothersome Noisemaker, Azog, Moria's Ruin, Bolg's Company. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a The Great Goblin deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $42.09 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a The Great Goblin deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.