Ok I have 150$ budget and I want to build a Goblin deck.
I'm watching some youtube videos, but I'd like to see your opinion on some "must have" goblins in the deck
Thanks !!
Goblin deck, what are the must have ?
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Do you have a commander in mind? I think spending your money on a high impact commander is probably going to be the first and foremost starting point. When you have a budget like this you are going to see a lot better return by choosing someone like Krenko, Mob Boss than you will with a commander like Muxus, Goblin Grandee where the composition of your deck is a lot more important and you will see a loss when going with a more budget approach.
Krenko, Mob Boss would be my suggestion of commanders when it comes to budget goblins as a lot of the cards you need to run in the 99 can be somewhat budget and what you have on hand. But your commander choice is going to dictate a lot of what suggestions I would make for what to include in a goblin deck.
Krenko, Mob Boss would be my suggestion of commanders when it comes to budget goblins as a lot of the cards you need to run in the 99 can be somewhat budget and what you have on hand. But your commander choice is going to dictate a lot of what suggestions I would make for what to include in a goblin deck.
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I am going to make some suggestions of which several of these are going to be geared a bit more for Krenko, Mob Boss as I still don't know what your commander option intentions are. Chromaticus' suggestions are good and cheap so I will just tag some suggestions onto the back of those also being good.
Goblin Chieftain - Giving Kranko haste is huge. GIving his new swarm of goblin tokens haste and buffing them to be twice is big is also kind of huge. I think this does a lot for Krenko and it might in my opinion be the best pickup for the money for that specific commander.
Goblin Warchief - I think that the anthem of Goblin Chieftain is better than the cost reduction here but I think both are really great.
Goblin Trashmaster - Its an anthem but the big take away is the ability to smash a bunch of things on demand.
Goblin Lookout - Its cheap $$$ to pick up and its a good anthem if you go super wide with a commander like Krenko.
Goblin Matron - It adds to your goblin count and goes and gets a friend.
Pashalik Mons - It can help as a little bit of a buffer against sweepers. His token gen is bad but his on death trigger is a fairly decent punish for sweeping or blocking.
Legion Warboss - Tokens
Siege-Gang Commander - Tokens
Gempalm Incinerator - Cheap answer that also cantrips. Its nice to have when in the tribe and given how wide you ideally go its a solid answer.
Goblin Instigator - Budget Tokens
Mogg War Marshal - Budget Tokens
Beetleback Chief - Budget Tokens
Hordeling Outburst - Budget Tokens
Krenko's Command - Budget Tokens
Dragon Fodder - Budget Tokens
You See a Pair of Goblins - Budget Tokens
Goblin War Party - Budget Tokens
Goblin Rally - Budget Tokens
Swarming Goblins - Budget Tokens
Some non goblin cards that I think suppliment this idea well:
In the Web of War - An outlet for haste as well as pumping the token army.
Ogre Battledriver - Its a cheaper money and mana version of In the Web of War that has the downside of being on a non goblin creature rather than an enchantment.
Shared Animosity - Its a little pricy for your budget but a strong finisher for red when working with big waves of tokens.
Tears of Rage - Its sort of the budget brother of Shared Animosity.
Impact Tremors - non goblin finisher option. It bypasses needing to use combat which has its advantages.
Skullclamp - Expensive for the budget you outlined but its great draw when dealing with a bunch of chaff tokens.
Goblin Chieftain - Giving Kranko haste is huge. GIving his new swarm of goblin tokens haste and buffing them to be twice is big is also kind of huge. I think this does a lot for Krenko and it might in my opinion be the best pickup for the money for that specific commander.
Goblin Warchief - I think that the anthem of Goblin Chieftain is better than the cost reduction here but I think both are really great.
Goblin Trashmaster - Its an anthem but the big take away is the ability to smash a bunch of things on demand.
Goblin Lookout - Its cheap $$$ to pick up and its a good anthem if you go super wide with a commander like Krenko.
Goblin Matron - It adds to your goblin count and goes and gets a friend.
Pashalik Mons - It can help as a little bit of a buffer against sweepers. His token gen is bad but his on death trigger is a fairly decent punish for sweeping or blocking.
Legion Warboss - Tokens
Siege-Gang Commander - Tokens
Gempalm Incinerator - Cheap answer that also cantrips. Its nice to have when in the tribe and given how wide you ideally go its a solid answer.
Goblin Instigator - Budget Tokens
Mogg War Marshal - Budget Tokens
Beetleback Chief - Budget Tokens
Hordeling Outburst - Budget Tokens
Krenko's Command - Budget Tokens
Dragon Fodder - Budget Tokens
You See a Pair of Goblins - Budget Tokens
Goblin War Party - Budget Tokens
Goblin Rally - Budget Tokens
Swarming Goblins - Budget Tokens
Some non goblin cards that I think suppliment this idea well:
In the Web of War - An outlet for haste as well as pumping the token army.
Ogre Battledriver - Its a cheaper money and mana version of In the Web of War that has the downside of being on a non goblin creature rather than an enchantment.
Shared Animosity - Its a little pricy for your budget but a strong finisher for red when working with big waves of tokens.
Tears of Rage - Its sort of the budget brother of Shared Animosity.
Impact Tremors - non goblin finisher option. It bypasses needing to use combat which has its advantages.
Skullclamp - Expensive for the budget you outlined but its great draw when dealing with a bunch of chaff tokens.
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You've gotten some great suggestions so far. Some others i'd add are Skirk Prospector if you go tokens as a great source of ramp, Goblin Wardriver as a cheap anthem if you go tokens, possibly Metallic Mimic for team pump, and Legion Loyalist.
Edit: Nevermind on mimc and loyalist, I had no idea they got so expensive (over $7 each), probably not worth it for your budget.
Edit: Nevermind on mimc and loyalist, I had no idea they got so expensive (over $7 each), probably not worth it for your budget.
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