Goblin Surprise

Foundations #200

Goblin Surprise - Foundations

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {2}{R}

Card text: Choose one — • Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. • Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

Rarity: common

Artist: Kevin Sidharta

""Hey, your door's broken!""

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.25 USD · $0.37 USD (Foil) · €0.08 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 Surprise in Foundations limited

common

Courageous Goblin
Courageous Goblin
Creature — Goblin

Goblin Surprise creates two Goblin tokens or pumps your team, and Courageous Goblin benefits from the pump while the tokens help you attack with three creatures.

 Fanatical Firebrand
Fanatical Firebrand
Creature — Goblin Pirate

Goblin Surprise creates two Goblin tokens that can be sacrificed with Fanatical Firebrand for direct damage, or the pump mode makes Firebrand deal more damage when sacrificed.

 Sure Strike
Sure Strike
Instant

Goblin Surprise's pump mode stacks with Sure Strike for massive combat tricks, giving creatures +5/+0 and first strike for surprise lethal damage.

uncommon

Frenzied Goblin
Frenzied Goblin
Creature — Goblin Berserker

Goblin Surprise creates tokens or pumps your team, and Frenzied Goblin can prevent blocks on the pumped creatures or tokens for guaranteed damage.

rare

Krenko, Mob Boss
Krenko, Mob Boss
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior

Goblin Surprise creates two Goblin tokens that increase Krenko's token generation, and the pump mode makes all your Goblins more threatening in combat.

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