Goblin Plate Mail

The Hobbit #157

Goblin Plate Mail - The Hobbit

Type: Artifact — Equipment

Mana cost: {1}{B/R}

Card text: When this Equipment enters, amass Goblins 1, then attach this Equipment to the amassed Army. (To amass Goblins 1, put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Goblin. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token first.) Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has menace. Equip {4}

Rarity: common

Artist: Miklós Ligeti

Released: August 14, 2026

Prices

$0.14 USD · $0.22 USD (Foil) · €0.02 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Goblin Plate Mail in The Hobbit limited

common

Goblin-town Flunkies
Goblin-town Flunkies
Creature — Goblin Soldier

Goblin-town Flunkies amasses Goblins 1 on entry, creating or growing the same Army that Goblin Plate Mail attaches to, so both cards together immediately produce a menacing Army creature with counters and Equipment.

Rage into the Valley
Rage into the Valley
Sorcery

Rage into the Valley amasses Goblins 2, growing the Army that Goblin Plate Mail is attached to, making the equipped Army larger while also drawing a card to keep up card advantage.

Tidings of War
Tidings of War
Sorcery

Tidings of War amasses Goblins 1 (or 3 from the graveyard), growing the Army that Goblin Plate Mail equips, and with flashback it can repeatedly pump the Army that Plate Mail is attached to.

uncommon

Great Ugly-Looking Goblin
Great Ugly-Looking Goblin
Creature — Goblin Soldier

Great Ugly-Looking Goblin gives menace to all creatures with +1/+1 counters, and the Army token that Goblin Plate Mail attaches to already has counters from amass, so it gains menace from both the Plate Mail and Great Ugly-Looking Goblin.

rare

The Great Goblin
The Great Goblin
Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble

The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to an opponent whenever counters are placed on a Goblin or Army, so every amass trigger that grows the Army equipped with Goblin Plate Mail also pings the opponent for 2 damage.

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