First printed in The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (2023)
Creature — Goblin Warrior
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it deals 1 damage to each creature blocking it.
"An Orc shot Balin from behind a stone. We slew the Orc, but many more came."
—*Book of Mazarbul*
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Hristo D. Chukov
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, PreDH, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- The ability triggers only once, no matter how many creatures are blocking it. The ability resolves and deals damage to those creatures before combat damage is dealt. Even if that damage destroys all creatures blocking Battle-Scarred Goblin, Battle-Scarred Goblin doesn't become unblocked.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Premier Draft | 56.6% | +1.0 | +0.2 | 87523 |
| The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR), Sealed | 59.2% | +2.5 | +0.9 | 3953 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen