The Great Goblin by RaiaVT

Format: Commander

Commander: The Great Goblin

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 28

Deck overview

This deck is commanded by The Great Goblin, focusing on the synergy between Amass mechanics, +1/+1 counters, and aristocrat drain. Every time counters are placed on a Goblin, Orc, or Army token, the commander deals 2 direct damage to an opponent, turning routine Amass spells into direct life loss. When your creatures die, the commander refills your options by exiling cards to play on subsequent turns. The deck features a wide cast of Middle-earth Orcs and Goblins, backed by token engines like Dreadhorde Invasion, March from the Black Gate, and Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin. It closes games by multiplying counter damage with All Will Be One, sacrificing recursive armies to Goblin Bombardment, or executing an explosive combat overrun with Assault on Osgiliath. While vulnerable to mass removal, the engine provides steady pressure and steady card replenishment.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 All Will Be One
  • 1 Along the Crooked Way
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assault on Osgiliath
  • 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Bedevil
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolg's Company
  • 1 Book of Mazarbul
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Dreadhorde Twins
  • 1 Dunland Crebain
  • 1 Easterling Vanguard
  • 1 Fearsome Goblin Pair
  • 1 Foray of Orcs
  • 1 Gathering of Darkness
  • 1 Gev, Scaled Scorch
  • 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Burrows
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Cratermaker
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Goblin-town Flunkies
  • 1 Gorbag of Minas Morgul
  • 1 Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
  • 1 Grim Initiate
  • 1 Grishnákh, Brash Instigator
  • 1 Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Karn's Bastion
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Lazotep Reaver
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Misty Mountains Raider
  • 1 Mordor Muster
  • 1 Moria Marauder
  • 1 Moria Scavenger
  • 17 Mountain
  • 1 Murderous Redcap
  • 1 Orcish Siegemaster
  • 1 Putrid Goblin
  • 1 Rage into the Valley
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
  • 1 Sauron, the Lidless Eye
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 17 Swamp
  • 1 Swarming of Moria
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 The Torment of Gollum
  • 1 Tidings of War
  • 1 Uglúk of the White Hand
  • 1 Vizier of the Scorpion
  • 1 Widespread Brutality
  • 1 Withering Torment