Gobbly gobble goblins by RedBeard87

Format: Commander

Commander: Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 30

Deck overview

This Rakdos deck is an aggressive Goblin tribal swarm and burn strategy led by Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie. The early game focuses on deploying efficient Goblin creatures and mana rocks to set up the board. By turn 4, the deck deploys its commander or a key token engine, using Grub's transform ability to copy attackers or recur fallen Goblins. On turns 5 and 6, the deck accelerates its clock using exponential token producers like Krenko, Mob Boss and static burn engines such as General Kreat, the Boltbringer, Raid Bombardment, and Hobgoblin Bandit Lord. The deck relies on high combat volume, haste enablers, and sacrifice burn to overcome blocker resistance and close out the table by turn 7. While it features strong creature recovery and redundant token makers, it remains vulnerable to board sweepers and lacks stack interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

• 1 Arcane Signet
• 1 Ardoz, Cobbler of War
• 1 Assault on Osgiliath
• 1 Battle Cry Goblin
• 1 Battle Squadron
• 1 Bloody Betrayal
• 1 Boggart Cursecrafter
• 1 Boots of Speed
• 1 Brash Taunter
• 1 Brazen Cannonade
• 1 Brightstone Ritual
• 1 Canyon Slough
• 1 Claim the Firstborn
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Crawl from the Cellar
• 1 Crimson Wisps
• 1 Dark Ritual
• 1 Deadly Precision
• 1 Dragon Fodder
• 1 Drannith Ruins
• 1 Dread Return
• 1 Echoing Ruin
• 1 Electro's Bolt
• 1 Epic Downfall
• 1 Evolving Wilds
• 1 Fire Diamond
• 1 Fling
• 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
• 1 Goblin Grenade
• 1 Goblin Matron
• 1 Goblin Warchief
• 1 Goldvein Pick
• 1 Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
• 1 Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie
• 1 Guttersnipe
• 1 Hijack
• 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
• 1 Hordeling Outburst
• 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
• 1 Krenko's Command
• 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
• 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Lizard Blades
• 1 Malevolent Awakening
• 1 Mind Stone
• 1 Mordor Trebuchet
• 1 Moria Marauder
• 14 Mountain
• 1 Nasty End
• 1 Night's Whisper
• 1 Outpost Siege
• 1 Raid Bombardment
• 1 Renegade Tactics
• 1 Return to Action
• 1 Revoke Demise
• 1 Rigging Runner
• 1 Rile
• 1 Rush the Room
• 1 Seize the Spoils
• 1 Shelob's Ambush
• 1 Skirk Prospector
• 1 Smite the Deathless
• 1 Sol Ring
• 14 Swamp
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Thriving Bluff
• 1 Thriving Moor
• 1 Tragic Slip
• 1 Undying Malice
• 1 Vandalblast
• 1 Volley Veteran
• 1 Warg Rider
• 1 You See a Pair of Goblins