Goblin Warchief
Goblin Warchief: Creature - Goblin Warrior, Jumpstart 2022. Goblin spells you cast cost 1 less to cast. Goblins you control have haste. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Goblin Warrior
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022 (J22)
- Released
- 2022-12-02
- Collector number
- 548
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Commander rank
- 2,099 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Goblin Warchief
Goblin Warchief is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red creature from Jumpstart 2022 (J22), a draft-focused set released in December 2022. It is collector number 548 in that set, with art by Karl Kopinski. 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 Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 12 sets, from Scourge (2003) to Jumpstart 2022 (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Goblin spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Goblins you control have haste.
Not since the days of Pashalik Mons have the Rundvelt goblins been so united or effective.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.47 (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 Warchief by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Goblin Warchief
Goblin Warchief has been printed in 12 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #J22-548 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| The List (PLST) #DOM-130 | Uncommon | 2019 |
| Dominaria (DOM) #130 | Uncommon | 2018 |
| Friday Night Magic 2016 (F16) #5 | Rare | 2016 |
| Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins (EVG) #42 | Uncommon | 2014 |
| Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning (DDN) #9 | Uncommon | 2014 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #173 | Uncommon | 2014 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #31477 | Uncommon | 2013 |
| Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins (DD1) #42 | Uncommon | 2007 |
| Friday Night Magic 2006 (F06) #5 | Rare | 2006 |
| World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #we97 | Uncommon | 2003 |
| Scourge (SCG) #97 | Uncommon | 2003 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Goblin Warchief.
- Goblin Warchief’s effect reduces only generic mana in the cost of Goblin spells you cast. For example, it doesn’t reduce the cost of Skirk Prospector below {R}.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Goblin Warchief is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.