Goblin, barely knew him v3 by BigolCnut

Format: Commander

Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 48

Deck overview

This mono-red deck is an explosive Goblin swarm and combo engine commanded by Krenko, Mob Boss. The game plan focuses on deploying early Goblin creatures, cost reducers, and haste enablers during the first three turns. On Turn 4, Krenko enters the battlefield and immediately taps to double the Goblin count. By Turn 5, untap artifacts like Sting, the Glinting Dagger and Magewright's Stone or direct damage engines like Purphoros, God of the Forge and Impact Tremors turn token generation into a lethal threat. The deck closes the game on Turn 6 by overwhelming the table through combat attacks amplified by Shared Animosity and Goblin King, or by sacrificing tokens to Goblin Bombardment. Efficient stack answers like Deflecting Swat and Tibalt's Trickery protect the board, while Blood Moon punishes opposing nonbasic mana bases.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Flare of Duplication
  • 1 Fork
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gempalm Incinerator
  • 1 General Kreat, the Boltbringer
  • 1 Glacial Crevasses
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
  • 1 Goblin King
  • 1 Goblin Lackey
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Recruiter
  • 1 Goblin Trashmaster
  • 1 Goblin War Strike
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hobgoblin Bandit Lord
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Illusionist's Bracers
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Legion Loyalist
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Magewright's Stone
  • 1 Mana Echoes
  • 1 Marvin, Murderous Mimic
  • 1 Maze of Ith
  • 1 Moggcatcher
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 1 Muxus, Goblin Grandee
  • 1 Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Patriar's Seal
  • 1 Peter Parker's Camera
  • 1 Puppet Strings
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Sandstone Needle
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skred
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 33 Snow-Covered Mountain
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sting, the Glinting Dagger
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Thousand-Year Elixir
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Tibalt's Trickery
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Umbral Mantle
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Vanquisher's Banner