Goblin Surprise
Goblin Surprise: Instant, Foundations Jumpstart. Choose one - • Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 16
- Artist
- Kevin Sidharta
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About Goblin Surprise
Goblin Surprise is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red instant from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 16 in that set, with art by Kevin Sidharta. It costs {2}{R} (two generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Foundations (2024) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Choose one -
• Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
• Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
"Hey, your door's broken!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Goblin Surprise by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Goblin Surprise
Goblin Surprise has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations (FDN) #200 | Common | 2024 |
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