Goblin Instigator
Goblin Instigator: Creature - Goblin Rogue, March of the Machine Commander. When this creature enters, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Goblin Rogue
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander (MOC)
- Released
- 2023-04-21
- Collector number
- 282
- Artist
- Filip Burburan
- Commander rank
- 3,231 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Goblin Instigator
Goblin Instigator is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red creature from March of the Machine Commander (MOC), a Commander product released in April 2023. It is collector number 282 in that set, with art by Filip Burburan. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one 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 Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Core Set 2019 (2018) to March of the Machine Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
"We can take 'em. You go first!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Goblin Instigator by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Goblin Instigator
Goblin 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #M19-142 | Common | 2024 |
| Jumpstart (JMP) #327 | Common | 2020 |
| Core Set 2019 (M19) #142 | Common | 2018 |
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Goblin Instigator is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.