First printed in Onslaught (2002)

All 10 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2414, 2026
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #137, 2023
The List (PLST) #DOM-144, 2019
Dominaria (DOM) #144, 2018
Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins (EVG) #51, 2014
Vintage Masters (VMA) #186, 2014 (digital)
Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) #49, 2011
Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins (DD1) #51, 2007
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #we230, 2003
Onslaught (ONS) #230, 2002

Skirk Prospector

Creature — Goblin

Sacrifice a Goblin: Add Red .

"I like goblins. They make funny little popping sounds when they die."
—Braids, dementia summoner

1/1

Illustrated by: Doug Chaffee

Legality

Legal in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Historic, Timeless, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Standard, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Standard Brawl

Ruling (1)

2022-12-08 You can sacrifice any Goblin you control to activate Skirk Prospector’s activated ability, including Skirk Prospector itself. Note that once you sacrifice Skirk Prospector, you won’t be able to activate its ability again, so if you’d like to sacrifice multiple Goblins including Skirk Prospector for mana, be sure to sacrifice Skirk Prospector last.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

251 combos, the most popular first:

Infinite commander casts, Infinite creature tokens with haste…: Goblin Warchief + Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector
Infinite commander casts, Infinite creature tokens with haste…: Goblin Chieftain + Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Howlsquad Heavy + Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector + Thousand-Year Elixir
Infinite creature tokens, Infinite damage…: Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector + Thornbite Staff
Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers…: Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector + Staff of Domination
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Krenko, Mob Boss + Rising of the Day + Skirk Prospector
Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers…: Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector + Umbral Mantle
Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Skirk Prospector + Thornbite Staff
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Fervor + Krenko, Mob Boss + Skirk Prospector

See all 251 on Commander Spellbook

Legacy In 2 of 1561 decks (0.1%), most in BRG (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.1%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 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)	0.8%	15%

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 of 32 0-2
BRG Goldstriker, 10 Oct	2 main	5-0

Vintage In 1 of 686 decks (0.1%), most in UR (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.1%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

4.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UR (unclassified)	0.4%	33%

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
UR lifeisaresource, 26 Oct	4 main	5-0

Pauper In 2 of 1882 decks (0.1%), most in Mono-Red (unclassified)

Share of decks

0.1%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.5

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Red (unclassified)	0.6%	8%
BR (unclassified)	0.2%	33%

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 GiuxGobbo, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
BR PLads_Echanez, 9 Oct	4 main	5-0

Premodern In 33 of 732 decks (4.5%), most in Goblins

Staple: main deck, 6% of decks (#104)

Share of decks

4.5%

▲ 0.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

33 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.1

in the main deck

Win rate

53%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Goblins	5.5%	83%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Goblin Piledriver	100%	18.3
Goblin Tinkerer	100%	18.3
Goblin Matron	100%	18.3
Goblin Lackey	100%	18.3
Goblin Warchief	100%	18.3
Goblin Ringleader	100%	18.3
Gempalm Incinerator	100%	18.3
Siege-Gang Commander	100%	17.9
Mogg Fanatic	100%	7.2
Goblin Sharpshooter	91%	18.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Goblins Sloane Urbatsch in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	5-2 71%
Goblins Raul Osses in Expert level III	4-2 67%
Goblins Ryan Housing in Mogg Monthly: All Hallow's Eve	3-2 60%
Goblins Ixidor29 in Premodern Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Goblins Jeff Farris in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	3-2 60%
Goblins Rodrigo Nuñez Fernandez in Kikopen 4	3-2 60%
Goblins Jacopogiacomoni in Premodern Challenge 16	3-3 50%
Goblins Alvaro Maulen Valladares in Copa Mentalidad de Turba 4	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Goblins Ryan Housing, 31 Oct	1 main	#11 of 25 3-2
Goblins Andrew Bachman, 31 Oct	2 main	#19 of 25 1-2
Goblins Alvaro Maulen Valladares, 31 Oct	1 main	#15 of 28 2-3
Goblins maxtheripperhs, 31 Oct	1 main	5-0
Goblins Jacopogiacomoni, 30 Oct	2 main	#7 (top 8) of 24 3-3
Goblins maxtheripperhs, 29 Oct	1 main	5-0
Goblins Remillarto, 25 Oct	1 main	5-0
Goblins Ixidor29, 20 Oct	1 main	#23 of 24 0-3

Commander In 131 of 6550 decks (2.0%), most in Vivi Ornitier

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#558)

Share of decks

2.0%

▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

132

132 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

30%

30 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	1%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver	1.7%	2%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	1.4%	3%
Etali, Primal Conqueror	1.3%	8%
Kefka, Court Mage	0.9%	3%
Rowan, Scion of War	0.7%	91%
Vraska, Soul of Stone	0.5%	12%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator	0.3%	5%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Lotus Petal	91%	1.0
Chrome Mox	90%	1.0
Simian Spirit Guide	88%	1.8
Mana Vault	87%	1.0
Gemstone Caverns	86%	0.9
Bloodstained Mire	85%	1.7
Hexing Squelcher	83%	2.3
Rite of Flame	83%	2.0
Deflecting Swat	80%	1.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Rowan, Scion of War KingTheGreat [Pinnacle] in CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #5	3-2 60%
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden Phil Cooper [TILT] in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island	3-2 60%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Hyrum NeVille [JamEDH] in Sonoma Con cEDH $3K	3-2 60%
Rowan, Scion of War Samuele Serra in Monkeys for charity - European cEDH Championship Qualifier	3-3 50%
Flubs, the Fool Nicolas Barrera in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND	3-4 43%
Flubs, the Fool Kevin Romero in La CASTanyada cEDH \| La Competència	2-3 40%
Roxanne, Starfall Savant Eric Stevens in Oops! All Tymna!	2-3 40%
Erinis, Gloom Stalker + Street Urchin Christian P Roberts in OBG & Draw Dawgz Presents: Dawg Pile CEDH Tournament	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Etali, Primal Conqueror Benn Leonard, 1 Nov	1 main	#44 of 74 1-3
Rowan, Scion of War Iago de Brito, 31 Oct	1 main	#6 (top 8) of 17 1-2
Grenzo, Dungeon Warden Logan Martin, 31 Oct	1 main	#12 of 32 1-3
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin Kohlton Kirby, 31 Oct	1 main	#20 of 32 1-3
The Great Goblin Ryan Dunaway, 31 Oct	1 main	#61 of 105 0-2
Flubs, the Fool Kevin Romero, 31 Oct	1 main	#9 of 52 2-3
Rowan, Scion of War Lluc Noguera, 31 Oct	1 main	#20 of 52 1-2
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King Vinzenz Hoppe [INTIM], 31 Oct	1 main	#33 of 54 1-4

Duel Commander In 1 of 111 decks (0.9%), most in Muxus, Goblin Grandee

Share of decks

0.9%

▲ 0.9 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
Muxus, Goblin Grandee	0.9%	100%

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
Muxus, Goblin Grandee Dudarudi, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0