The Great Goblin by Pberbert

Format: Commander

Commander: The Great Goblin

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 44

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck is an aristocrats and burn strategy led by The Great Goblin. The commander converts every counter placed on a Goblin, Orc, or Army into two direct damage to an opponent while turning creature deaths into impulsive card draw. The list blends traditional Goblin tribal synergies with the amass mechanic and persist loops. Cards like Metallic Mimic, First Day of Class, and March from the Black Gate repeatedly trigger direct damage, while sacrifice outlets such as Goblin Bombardment and Skirk Prospector churn through the library. Board wipes like Blasphemous Act clear opposing boards while refilling your hand through death triggers. The deck aims to assemble its commander on Turn 4, establish overwhelming burn pressure on Turn 5, and eliminate the table on Turn 6 through non-combat damage.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Arena of Glory
• 1 Assault on Osgiliath
• 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
• 1 Barad-dûr
• 1 Battle Hymn
• 1 Blasphemous Act
• 1 Blood Crypt
• 1 Bloodline Bidding
• 1 Bloodline Pretender
• 1 Boggart Birth Rite
• 1 Boggart Cursecrafter
• 1 Boggart Mischief
• 1 Boggart Shenanigans
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Bolg of the North
• 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
• 1 Brightstone Ritual
• 1 Burnout
• 1 Cauldron of Souls
• 1 Chain Reaction
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Den of the Bugbear
• 1 Dragonskull Summit
• 1 Eclipsed Boggart
• 1 Eclipsed Realms
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 First Day of Class
• 1 Foray of Orcs
• 1 Foreboding Ruins
• 1 Gathering of Darkness
• 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
• 1 Goblin Bombardment
• 1 Goblin Chieftain
• 1 Goblin Lackey
• 1 Goblin Matron
• 1 Goblin Trashmaster
• 1 Goblin Warchief
• 1 Goblin-town
• 1 Goblin-town Flunkies
• 1 Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap!
• 1 Idol of Oblivion
• 1 Impact Tremors
• 1 Infernal Plunge
• 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1 Lethal Scheme
• 1 Mana Geyser
• 1 March from the Black Gate
• 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
• 1 Metallic Mimic
• 1 Misty Mountains Raider
• 1 Moggcatcher
• 1 Mordor Muster
• 10 Mountain
• 1 Munitions Expert
• 1 Murderous Redcap
• 1 Nesting Grounds
• 1 Pashalik Mons
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Plumb the Forbidden
• 1 Putrid Goblin
• 1 Rage into the Valley
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Return the Favor
• 1 Scuzzback Scrounger
• 1 Secluded Courtyard
• 1 Skirk Prospector
• 1 Sling-Gang Lieutenant
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Star of Extinction
• 1 Sulfurous Springs
• 10 Swamp
• 1 Swarming of Moria
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Taurean Mauler
• 1 Temple of the False God
• 1 The Great Goblin
• 1 Tidings of War
• 1 Uglúk of the White Hand
• 1 Unclaimed Territory
• 1 Vandalblast