Goblin Welder
Goblin Welder: Creature - Goblin Artificer, Commander Anthology Volume II. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Goblin Artificer
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2)
- Released
- 2018-06-08
- Collector number
- 101
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
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About Goblin Welder
Goblin Welder is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2), a Commander product released in June 2018. It is collector number 101 in that set, with art by Scott M. Fischer. It costs {R} (one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Urza's Legacy (1999) to Commander Anthology Volume II (2018). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $23.99 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
{T}: Choose target artifact a player controls and target artifact card in that player's graveyard. If both targets are still legal as this ability resolves, that player simultaneously sacrifices the artifact and returns the artifact card to the battlefield.
"I wrecked your metal guy, boss. But look! I made you an ashtray."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $23.99 (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 Welder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Goblin Welder
Goblin Welder has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1617 | Rare | 2024 |
| Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors (DDU) #35 | Mythic | 2018 |
| Commander 2014 (C14) #177 | Rare | 2014 |
| Judge Gift Cards 2011 (G11) #8 | Rare | 2011 |
| Urza's Legacy (ULG) #80 | Rare | 1999 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Goblin Welder.
- As the new wording makes clear, both targets must still be legal as the ability resolves in order for it to do anything. If either one or both has become illegal, nothing gets sacrificed and nothing gets returned to the battlefield.
Similar cards
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