First printed in Aetherdrift (2025)

All 7 prints

The List (PLST) #DFT-134, 2026
Aetherdrift (DFT) #134, 2025
Aetherdrift (DFT) #342, 2025
Aetherdrift (DFT) #463, 2025
Aetherdrift (DFT) #541, 2025
Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT) #134p, 2025
Aetherdrift Promos (PDFT) #134s, 2025

Howlsquad Heavy

Creature — Goblin Mercenary

Start your engines!
Other Goblins you control have haste.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. That token attacks this combat if able.
Max speed — tap : Add Red for each Goblin you control.

In the last 30 days 0.3% of Standard decks played it (4 of 1416). Most played in BR (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1071). Most played in BRG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Howlsquad Heavy in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Aetherdrift (DFT), Premier Draft	61.6%	+6.7	+9.1	19003
Aetherdrift (DFT), Sealed	64.8%	+7.7	+10.5	1485

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

Combos

34 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Howlsquad Heavy + Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector
Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifegain…: Howlsquad Heavy + Staff of Domination
Infinite red mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn…: Howlsquad Heavy + Umbral Mantle
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite combat phases…: Aggravated Assault + Howlsquad Heavy
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Howlsquad Heavy + Krenko, Mob Boss + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite red mana, Infinite untap of creatures you control…: Howlsquad Heavy + Sword of the Paruns
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Howlsquad Heavy + Krenko, Mob Boss + Thermopod
Infinite colored mana: Howlsquad Heavy + Marvin, Murderous Mimic + Pili-Pala
Infinite red mana, Infinite untap of artifact creatures you control: Howlsquad Heavy + Liquimetal Torque + Voltaic Construct
Infinite red mana: Howlsquad Heavy + Ringing Strike Mastery

See all 34 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Standard Other periods →

In 4 of 1416 decks (0.3%).

Share of decks

0.3%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.5

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BR (unclassified)	2.8%	8%
Mono-Red (unclassified)	0.9%	8%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Burnout Bashtronaut	100%	236.0
Bolg's Company	75%	354.0
Mudbutton Cursetosser	75%	354.0
Champion of the Weird	75%	354.0
Eclipsed Realms	75%	354.0
Boggart Cursecrafter	75%	354.0
Grub's Command	75%	354.0
Boggart Mischief	75%	354.0
Blood Crypt	75%	4.7
Cavern of Souls	75%	3.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
BR lshore in Standard Challenge 16	2-4 33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BR Arena ranked player, 26 Oct	2 main
BR lshore, 21 Oct	4 main	#21 2-4
BR Arena ranked player, 19 Oct	4 main
Mono-Red __OVC__, 1 Oct	4 main	#27 1-2

Legacy Other periods →

In 1 of 1071 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BRG (unclassified)	0.9%	10%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
BRG Josh Todd, 24 Oct	2 main	#31 0-2

Commander Other periods →

In 38 of 6150 decks (0.6%).

Share of decks

0.6%

▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

38 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

30%

11 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Winota, Joiner of Forces	1.0%	37%
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels	0.1%	38%
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	0.1%	83%
Krenko, Mob Boss	0.1%	25%
The Great Goblin	0.1%	75%
Zada, Hedron Grinder	0.1%	25%
Ingris Stingerquill	0.0%	50%
Purphoros, God of the Forge	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	97%	1.0
Cavern of Souls	82%	2.5
Ancient Tomb	79%	0.9
Lotus Petal	79%	0.9
Simian Spirit Guide	76%	1.6
Chrome Mox	76%	0.8
Gemstone Caverns	76%	0.8
Deflecting Swat	74%	1.4
Mana Vault	74%	0.9
Command Tower	74%	0.9

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Winota, Joiner of Forces Dillon Dyne in BellsCon CEDH Tournament	4-3 57%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Joshua Sigl in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA	3-3 50%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Garrett Strickler in Gem State CEDH \| Ad Naus for a Cause!	2-3 40%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Bobby Stocks in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming	2-3 40%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Sascha Reimann in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik	2-3 40%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Emely Wittig in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik	1-4 20%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Dani Carneros in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	1-4 20%
Winota, Joiner of Forces [Hooligan] Eric Costaggini in Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Winota, Joiner of Forces Joshua Sigl, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 3-3
Muxus, Goblin Grandee Jayden Hewitt, 25 Oct	1 main	#37 0-4
Winota, Joiner of Forces Dillon Dyne, 24 Oct	1 main	#6 1-2
Muxus, Goblin Grandee Michael Watson, 24 Oct	1 main	#28 1-3
Muxus, Goblin Grandee Miguel, 24 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels Pedro Vicente del Roble, 24 Oct	1 main	#20 0-3
Purphoros, God of the Forge Sefa, 23 Oct	1 main	#3 2-1
The Great Goblin Oriol Molins, 23 Oct	1 main	#17 0-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 80 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks

1.3%

▲ 1.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Red (unclassified)	2.5%	50%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Red Dudarudi, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Modern, Vintage.