First printed in The Hobbit (2026)
Legendary Creature — Goblin Noble
Whenever you put one or more counters on a Goblin, Orc, or Army you control, The Great Goblin deals 2 damage to target opponent.
Whenever another Goblin, Orc, or Army you control dies, exile the top card of your library. You may play it until the end of your next turn.
3/2
- Illustrated by
- Miklós Ligeti
Legality
- Legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Pauper, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH
Ruling (1)
- You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty and only if you have an available land play remaining.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.01 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 Hobbit (HOB), Premier Draft | 56.5% | +0.4 | +0.9 | 6348 |
| The Hobbit (HOB), Sealed | 59.1% | +1.9 | -1.0 | 2203 |
- 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
96 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Mortuary + Skirk Prospector + The Great Goblin
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Goblin Bombardment + Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + The Great Goblin
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures, Infinite damage…: Heliod, Sun-Crowned + The Great Goblin
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Goblin Bombardment + Mortuary + Pitiless Plunderer + The Great Goblin (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + Phyrexian Altar + The Great Goblin
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage: Maskwood Nexus + The Great Goblin + The Red Terror
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Mortuary + Pitiless Plunderer + The Great Goblin (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Ashnod's Altar + Impulsive Pilferer + Mortuary + The Great Goblin
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite damage: Conspiracy + The Great Goblin + The Red Terror
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Mortuary + Pitiless Plunderer + The Great Goblin + Viscera Seer (+ 1 other requirement)
