Goblin Engineer
Goblin Engineer: Creature - Goblin Artificer, Time Spiral Remastered. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Goblin Artificer
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/2
- Rarity
- Special
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered (TSR)
- Released
- 2021-03-19
- Collector number
- 345
- Artist
- Jehan Choo
- Commander rank
- 1,172 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Goblin Engineer
Goblin Engineer is a Magic: The Gathering card, a red creature from Time Spiral Remastered (TSR), a Masters set released in March 2021. It is collector number 345 in that set, with art by Jehan Choo. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $10.78 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle.
{R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $10.78 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Goblin Engineer 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 |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Goblin Engineer
Goblin Engineer has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2103 | Rare | 2025 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91279 | Rare | 2022 |
| The List (PLST) #MH1-128 | Rare | 2021 |
| Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #458 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts (H1R) #16 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons (MH1) #128 | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Goblin Engineer, newest first.
- Because targets are chosen for activated abilities before costs (such as "Sacrifice an artifact") are paid, Goblin Engineer's second ability can't target the artifact that will be sacrificed to pay its cost.
- If a card in a player's graveyard has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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