Stop them? I heard Goblin!

Commander / EDH Minjahamster

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Minjahamster says... #1

zen_fishy Wow, thank you! I will definitely go Roar of the Crowd -> Outpost Siege and Skirk Fire Marshal -> Treasonous Ogre. Both of those look like they will find nice homes in here thanks to you!

March 28, 2015 8:54 p.m.

DBCooper says... #2

why no Goblin Mime? haha.

seriously though,I bet Obelisk of Urd would be an easy fit in this deck. I like goblins a lot. this is a cool deck, dude. +1

March 29, 2015 8:50 p.m.

Minjahamster says... #3

DBCooper Goblin Mime looks amazing in here! A bear with a possible downside! What could go wrong?

On a serious note though, thank you for taking time to look at my deck! I have considered Obelisk of Urd before, but unfortunately the anthem effect is much more of a "win-more" idea when I have an arbitrarily large number of goblins, rather than actually being useful. That said, I will give it a second look in case I need something like that for any game where I cannot get my combo off, as it might actually be useful in that case.

March 29, 2015 8:55 p.m.

DBCooper says... #4

It's not my favorite card, but Goblin Assault is a good way to get consistent tokens. problem is that it makes all goblins attack every turn. something to consider though.

March 29, 2015 9:15 p.m.

Minjahamster says... #5

DBCooper Honestly, Goblin Assault looks a tad slow, and forcing something like my Skirk Prospector to attack each turn does not look extremely favorable when I want to control who attacks and who doesn't early on. Thank you for the extra consideration though in helping to make this deck the best it can be!

March 29, 2015 9:19 p.m.

DBCooper says... #6

March 29, 2015 9:26 p.m.

Minjahamster says... #7

DBCooper If you look at my "Notable Exceptions" section, Warren Instigator is listed there, but it's exclusion is based upon the fact that it is much more for "traditional" aggro goblins whereas this is completely devoted to "combo" goblins. Also, as neat as its effect is, it will not often come in handy as if it were damage someone at all, I would probably have already dropped my goblins from my hand, making his whole purpose moot. Thank you for the suggestion though!

March 29, 2015 9:30 p.m.

Much goblin. Very death. New Combo: Kiki + Krenko + any/all goblins. Have Fun!!

March 31, 2015 8:32 p.m.

Great deck!+1

March 31, 2015 10:15 p.m.

darkness1119 says... #10

Awesome deck! Gonna try to build this myself. Looks like I will have some fun with it. +1

April 1, 2015 4:42 p.m.

Minjahamster says... #11

JarruktheMindslayer and darkness1119 Thank you for the positive feedback! It means the world to me that all the effort put into this deck was worth it!

April 1, 2015 5:03 p.m.

Grumiio says... #12

What a cool deck! I'm turning my casual/legacy goblins into a Krenko EDH and yours is a fantastic blueprint to build on. As half the pleasure for me is pulling out the old goblin favourites, however, I think I will play a whole lot more goblins than you have. I can see how much more focused yours is though.

Do you rate Dragon Fodder and Hordeling Outburst higher than other good 2-4 drop goblins simply because you are interested in bulk numbers? I have both in foil but have left them out of my current build to include Lackie and Piledriver.

April 2, 2015 3:17 a.m.

Minjahamster says... #13

Grumiio I am flattered by your kind words, thank you :)

With Dragon Fodder and Hordeling Outburst, you hit the nail on the head; they are there for the bulk in order to kick start Krenko. I know that there are some really good other Goblins out there, but the bulk helps me with Altar of the Brood, Impact Tremors, Purphoros, God of the Forge, Goblin Bombardment, Blasting Station, etc. Goblin Lackey and Goblin Piledriver are both fantastic, and of course, run what you want as it will be your deck, the only reason that I am opting out of those two is a) I'm broke, and b) I'm diving headfirst into the "combo as fast as humanly possible" line of play, and those honestly break up the flow of the combo.

On a side note, do you think it would be beneficial for me to make a section on how this deck plays during the different stages of the game, along with possible alternate cards that you could put into this deck?

April 2, 2015 6:26 a.m.

Grumiio says... #14

For sure. I went through all your card-explanations above and they were very insightful.

Have you considered the new Commune with Lava by the way? It is essentially free card draw in red and with your infinite mana it's game over. I picked up one today and will be giving it a spin. There is also Sensation Gorger for draw but that might not be worth a slot.

This is my version here. It has nothing on yours, but I did include the Blood Moon, Ruination and Price of Progress shenanigans

April 2, 2015 6:50 a.m.

Minjahamster says... #15

Grumiio Those definitely look like valid deck thinning elements that I could very easily utilize, my only problem being that I don't know what to cut anymore. Everything has its own little niche, and the only thing I can think of cutting is Hordeling Outburst/Dragon Fodder/Krenko's Command as they aren't tutorable Goblin cards themselves despite being very useful. What do you think?

April 2, 2015 2:58 p.m.

Grumiio says... #16

You are probably right. I'm relatively new to EHD so you will have a better idea than me regarding how many mana rocks you need and whether you want all the multiple gonblin spells.

Just keep in mind that Commune with Lava dropping once Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector + Phyrexian Altar are all on play is an infinite combo. It's essentially an uber Genesis Wave that lasts two turns.

April 2, 2015 3:48 p.m.

Grumiio says... #17

Sorry, + some sort of untap artifact too. Even if you don't have the Altar but have say 6-7 mountains that's still very good value.

Gamble is worth a mention as a thinner/combo enabler too.

April 2, 2015 3:52 p.m.

Minjahamster says... #18

Grumiio That's exactly what I was thinking with the infinite mana, and it's a great point that you brought up. I just don't know what to take out of the list for those slots as EDH gets really tight and I am already cutting it really close on the land count. Gamble, as nice as it is, does have the random discard going on, and I personally have tried to cut any sort of inconsistencies that I can from this deck, so I don't want to introduce anything that could interrupt my flow in the least. And if you need any help getting acquainted with anything in EDH, by all means ask me, I am more than willing to help :)

April 2, 2015 4:15 p.m.
April 4, 2015 12:59 a.m.

Minjahamster says... #20

Onlytruereject As good as Goblin Rabblemaster and Goblin Piledriver are, this is a dedicated combo shell as opposed to the traditional aggro concept which many Krenko decks use. For this reason, I have opted out of playing many of the traditional "staple" Goblins as they honestly slow down my ultimate goal for this deck. Thank you for taking the time to comment on my deck though, I very much appreciate it!

April 4, 2015 10:23 a.m.

I run a goblin edh deck as well, and I'm a huge fan of combos so even just giving that advice was a bit rough since I figured it wouldn't go with the deck theme. One card that works hilariously with Purphoros, God of the Forge is Mogg Infestation. Use Krenko, Mob Boss to pump out a bunch of goblins, cast Mogg Infestation to destroy all your creatures and replace with 2 goblins per creature destroyed. All will trigger Purphoros, God of the Forge. KILL ALL THE OPPONENTS!!!!

April 4, 2015 11:52 a.m.

Minjahamster says... #22

Onlytruereject Mogg Infestation does look pretty hilarious with dual utility on either my side or theirs. What do you think I should take out for it though? Hordeling Outburst?

April 4, 2015 12:12 p.m.

I think Hordeling Outburst could easily be replaced with Mogg Infestation. While a 3 drop Goblin generator is nice and all, there are better ways to get more Goblins. Another card that's not horrible is Burn at the Stake with the amount of Goblins you could potentially have, this is a quick and easy burn kill spell. But like you mentioned, your deck is built more like a combo train lol. Hope the advice helps :D

April 5, 2015 12:44 p.m.

Minjahamster says... #24

Onlytruereject You have helped tremendously, thank you! In some preliminary playtests, Mogg Infestation has been working fantastically, so it was a phenomenal addition. Regarding Burn at the Stake, I originally had that, along with Voracious Dragon and Roar of the Crowd, but those effects are expensive and a a little overkill speaking how once they can kill a players, they should already be dead to my Goblins, along with being expensive with large mana costs when I want to be doing other things.

April 5, 2015 12:59 p.m.

I've played Goblins for far too long haha so any advice I can give I try to. As for your deck, honestly... I'm almost to the point of liking it more than my own. I may modify it a bit to try some of the combo effects that you have going, but I also like the idea I already have of keeping it more along the lines of your typical goblin deck. I'm glad Mogg Infestation is working so well, easily my favorite goblin card since no one expects it. Blow up all your own goblins and people sit back and think, "why would you do that???" And then bring 2 goblins for each creature you killed off, works for me lol and of course Purphoros doesn't die. Glad to be of a help. This is my goblin deck that I run (it's outdated just FYI). Feel free to look it over for any additional cards that might be beneficial.

Goblin EDH

April 5, 2015 2:18 p.m.

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