The Great Goblin by RelicofDoom

Format: Commander

Commander: The Great Goblin

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 49

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Rakdos aristocrats and combo engine commanded by The Great Goblin. The strategy focuses on flooding the board with Goblin and Orc tokens, generating steady card advantage through death triggers, and weaponizing counter placement to burn opponents. The primary win condition is an infinite persist loop combining Putrid Goblin or Murderous Redcap with counter negators like Metallic Mimic or First Day of Class and a free sacrifice outlet such as Goblin Bombardment, Skirk Prospector, or Sling-Gang Lieutenant. When fully assembled, this loop drains or burns all three opponents in a single turn. Backup plans rely on token swarms from Krenko, Mob Boss combined with burn triggers from Impact Tremors, Pashalik Mons, and the commander. Strong mana ramp and goblin tutors provide consistency, while targeted interaction and defensive pieces protect the combo during execution.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Assault on Osgiliath
  • 1 Azog, Moria's Ruin
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blazemire Verge
  • 1 Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boggart Birth Rite
  • 1 Boggart Cursecrafter
  • 1 Boggart Harbinger
  • 1 Boggart Mischief
  • 1 Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bothersome Noisemaker
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Champion of the Weird
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conspicuous Snoop
  • 1 Dark Fortress
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dragonskull Summit
  • 1 Dreadhorde Invasion
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Fearsome Goblin Pair
  • 1 Feed the Swarm
  • 1 First Day of Class
  • 1 Frogtosser Banneret
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gev, Scaled Scorch
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Chieftain
  • 1 Goblin Chirurgeon
  • 1 Goblin Matron
  • 1 Goblin Recruiter
  • 1 Goblin Warchief
  • 1 Haunted Ridge
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Impulsive Pilferer
  • 1 Knucklebone Witch
  • 1 Krenko, Baron of Tin Street
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
  • 1 Luxury Suite
  • 1 March from the Black Gate
  • 1 Mauhúr, Uruk-hai Captain
  • 1 Metallic Mimic
  • 1 Mogg War Marshal
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Murderous Redcap
  • 1 My Precious // Allure of Power
  • 1 Nasty End
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver
  • 1 Pashalik Mons
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Putrid Goblin
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Scuzzback Scrounger
  • 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
  • 1 Siege-Gang Commander
  • 1 Siege-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sling-Gang Lieutenant
  • 1 Smoldering Marsh
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Immolation
  • 1 Sulfurous Springs
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Tainted Peak
  • 1 Talisman of Indulgence
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 The Great Goblin
  • 1 Uglúk of the White Hand
  • 1 Village Rites