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Goblin Brigand

Creature — Goblin Warrior1 generic manaRed mana

The drawback is the whole transaction: a two-mana body a touch above the historical rate for a creature carrying a downside, paid for by surrendering the choice of when to fight. The "must attack" clause is one of red's oldest balancing levers, the same friction that priced Juggernaut and the Ball Lightning lineage, a way to hand out efficient stats while taxing the controller's flexibility. On a Goblin it reads as half flavor: the tribe was built around reckless, undisciplined aggression, and a creature compelled into combat every turn is doing exactly what goblins do. The compulsion bites hardest against open mana and untapped blockers, where a smarter creature would hold back; this one charges in regardless, which is fine when you are the beatdown and a liability the moment the board stalls. It belongs to an early era of red aggro, when raw size on a two-drop still had to be bought with a string attached, before keyword-laden creatures made plain efficient bodies look quaint. Honest about what it costs you, and nothing more.

Goblin Brigand (9ed)
9ED · #190common
Pricing
Normal: $0.05
Foil: $0.69
Oracle Text

Rules text

This creature attacks each combat if able.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
N/A
Historic
N/A
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
N/A
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
N/A
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
N/A
TLR
Legal
Printings elsewhere

Other printings

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