Goblin King
Goblin King: Creature - Goblin, Tenth Edition. Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Goblin
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Tenth Edition (10E)
- Released
- 2007-07-13
- Collector number
- 207
- Artist
- Ron Spears
- Commander rank
- 3,333 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Goblin King
Goblin King is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Tenth Edition (10E), a core set released in July 2007. It is collector number 207 in that set, with art by Ron Spears. It costs {1}{R}{R} (one generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 21 sets, from Limited Edition Alpha (1993) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $10.90 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.
To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok. . . .
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $10.90 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Goblin King by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Goblin King
Goblin King has been printed in 21 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #191 | Rare | 2024 |
| Wizards Play Network 2024 (PW24) #4 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1705 | Rare | 2024 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #150 | Rare | 2022 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #447 | Rare | 2022 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #19 | Rare | 2019 |
| Tenth Edition (10E) #207★ | Rare | 2007 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #192 | Rare | 2005 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #192★ | Rare | 2005 |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) #190 | Rare | 2003 |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) #190★ | Rare | 2003 |
| Seventh Edition (7ED) #190 | Rare | 2001 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Goblin King.
- Goblin King now has the Goblin creature type and its ability has been reworded to affect *other* Goblins. This means that if two Goblin Kings are on the battlefield, each gives the other a bonus.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.