Warren Instigator
Warren Instigator: Creature - Goblin Berserker, Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Goblin Berserker
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins (DDT)
- Released
- 2017-10-24
- Collector number
- 32
- Artist
- Svetlin Velinov
- Keywords
- Double strike
About Warren Instigator
Warren Instigator is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red creature from Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins (DDT), a Duel Decks release released in October 2017. It is collector number 32 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {R}{R} (two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Zendikar (2009) to Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins (2017). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $14.53 (foil finish, as of 2026-10-18).
Card text
Double strike
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, you may put a Goblin creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
There is always a rabble to be roused.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the foil finish of this printing: $14.53 (as of 2026-10-18).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Warren Instigator by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Warren Instigator
Warren Instigator has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #157 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Zendikar (ZEN) #154 | Mythic | 2009 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Warren Instigator, newest first.
- If Warren Instigator attacks an opponent and isn’t blocked, its double strike ability will cause it to deal combat damage to that opponent twice, once during each combat damage step. Its triggered ability will thus trigger twice: Warren Instigator deals first-strike combat damage, its ability triggers and resolves, it deals regular combat damage, and its ability triggers and resolves again.
- Warren Instigator’s ability triggers when it deals any kind of damage to an opponent, not just combat damage.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.