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Rb Goblins

Tribal Aggro

Featured list~$1674Magic Corner Monthly @ Magic Corner (Vienna, Austria)

Overview

"Rb Goblins is a black-red tribal aggro deck that pairs the explosive Goblin core with black removal for a more interactive build. Goblin Lackey cheats threats into play, Goblin Warchief discounts and hastes the team, and Goblin Ringleader plus Goblin Matron refill and tutor, while Siege-Gang Commander and Gempalm Incinerator provide reach. The black splash adds Terminate and Smother to kill blockers and key creatures the mono-red version cannot answer."

Game Plan

Curve out aggressively behind Goblin Lackey and Goblin Warchief, refill with Goblin Ringleader, and finish with Goblin Piledriver, Siege-Gang Commander, and removal-backed attacks.

Key Cards

Core engine & flex

Siege-Gang Commander

$8.77

TCG MP CK

Signature

Gempalm Incinerator

$1.34

TCG MP CK

Bloodstained Mire

$78.97

TCG MP CK

Sulfurous Springs

$6.46

TCG MP CK

Goblin Matron

$0.81

TCG MP CK

Goblin Lackey

$30.45

TCG MP CK

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Magic Corner Monthly @ Magic Corner (Vienna, Austria)

1st PlaceApr 16, 2026

Philip Albrecht

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Philip Albrecht

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$1486

Creature (33)

$341

$4.022R

$1.603R

$4.961RR

$122R

$3.242R

$1271R

$18.883R

$0.281R

$36.361RR

$4.00R

2Siege-Gang Commander

$17.543RR

1Skirk Prospector

$0.90R

Instant (2)

$2.20

2Terminate

$2.20BR

Land (25)

$1143

$316

$31.89

$4.92

$374

$25.84

$0.42

$167

$223

Sideboard (15)

$188

$74.19B

$1.541BR

$7.742B

$4.83B

$18.44R

$14.644RR

$11.40R

$55.69

Est. Total$1674

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Cosmic Horrors EPM Qualifier @ Pakenhof (Leuven, Belgium)

1st PlaceMar 7, 2026

Yves Bogaerts

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Yves Bogaerts

TCG

Mainboard (61)61-card deck

$1191

Creature (35)

$375

$4.022R

$1.603R

$4.961RR

$122R

$3.242R

$1271R

$18.883R

$34.462R

$0.281R

$36.361RR

$4.00R

2Siege-Gang Commander

$17.543RR

1Skirk Prospector

$0.90R

1Sparksmith

$0.181R

Instant (2)

$5.08

1Smother

$3.981B

1Terminate

$1.10BR

Land (24)

$810

$316

$31.89

$0.53

$6.56

$374

$25.84

$0.42

$55.69

Sideboard (15)

$117

$74.19B

$2.311BR

$4.921R

$4.002B

$9.22R

$9.764RR

$11.40R

$1.310

Est. Total$1308

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Magic Corner Monthly @ Magic Corner (Vienna, Austria)

1st PlaceJan 15, 2026

Philip Albrecht

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Philip Albrecht

TCG

Mainboard (60)

$1294

Creature (33)

$370

$4.022R

$1.603R

$122R

$3.242R

$1271R

$18.883R

$34.462R

$0.281R

$36.361RR

$4.00R

2Siege-Gang Commander

$17.543RR

1Skirk Prospector

$0.90R

Instant (2)

$2.20

2Terminate

$2.20BR

Land (25)

$921

$316

$31.89

$6.56

$374

$25.84

$0.42

$167

Sideboard (15)

$151

$98.92B

$2.311BR

$4.83B

$18.44R

$14.644RR

$11.40R

Est. Total$1444

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Archetype Anatomy

Based on 53 decks with known dates2021-04-05 to 2026-06-06

Mana Base

Average23.8lands

Median24lands

Range20–25lands

Spells36.2avg non-land

Based on 53 decks (All-time)

core Cards(>80%)

Siege-Gang Commander

100%

2.8x

Gempalm Incinerator

100%

2.8x

Bloodstained Mire

98%

4.0x

Sulfurous Springs

98%

3.9x

Goblin Lackey

96%

4.0x

Goblin Matron

96%

3.9x

Goblin Warchief

92%

4.0x

Goblin Ringleader

91%

4.0x

Goblin Piledriver

91%

3.8x

Mogg Fanatic

87%

3.7x

Skirk Prospector

81%

1.6x

Goblin Sharpshooter

81%

1.1x

flex Cards(30-80%)

Rishadan Port

70%

3.5x

Goblin Tinkerer

68%

1.2x

Shadowblood Ridge

60%

1.7x

Goblin King

53%

1.1x

Terminate

51%

2.0x

City of Brass

49%

1.2x

Wasteland

45%

2.4x

fringe Cards(<30%)

Volrath's Stronghold

28%

1.0x

Smother

23%

1.8x

Goblin Goon

23%

1.4x

Goblin Pyromancer

19%

1.0x

Cabal Therapy

15%

3.0x

Patriarch's Bidding

15%

2.4x

Living Death

11%

3.0x

Sparksmith

11%

1.0x

2.0x

1.0x

3.0x

3.0x

2.5x

2.5x

1.5x

1.5x

3.0x

2.0x

4.0x

3.0x

3.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

1.5x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Snow-Covered Mountain

1.0x

1.0x

4.0x

4.0x

4.0x

3.0x

3.0x

2.0x

2.0x

2.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

1.0x

Sideboard Anatomy

core Sideboard Options(>80%)

Pyroblast

82.9%

1.9x

Dralnu'S Crusade

82.5%

2.9x

flex Sideboard Options(30-80%)

Red Elemental Blast

71%

1.8x

Cabal Therapy

69.3%

2.9x

Pyrokinesis

66.3%

2.2x

Tormod'S Crypt

64%

2.0x

Perish

61.6%

2.0x

fringe Sideboard Options(<30%)

Anarchy

26.3%

1.2x

Gloom

18.5%

1.4x

Duress

17.5%

2.6x

Goblin Tinkerer

15.1%

1.5x

Goblin King

14.7%

1.1x

Living Death

12.6%

1.0x

Goblin Sharpshooter

11.6%

1.0x

Goblin Bombardment

11.2%

1.0x

Planar Void

11.1%

1.0x

Phyrexian Furnace

11.1%

1.0x

Dystopia

9.2%

1.0x

Sickening Dreams

9.2%

1.0x

Engineered Plague

9.1%

1.0x

Terminate

2.4x

Mogg Salvage

2.0x

Chainer'S Edict

1.0x

Smother

6.5%

1.6x

Diabolic Edict

6.2%

1.4x

Wasteland

4.7%

1.0x

Boil

4.6%

2.0x

Haunting Echoes

4.6%

1.0x

Pyroclasm

4.6%

1.0x

Earthquake

4.6%

1.0x

Sulfuric Vortex

3.3%

2.0x

Crash

1.5x

Burning Wish

2.4%

2.0x

Goblin War Strike

2.4%

1.0x

Blue Elemental Blast

2.3%

4.0x

Annul

2.3%

2.0x

Gilded Drake

2.3%

2.0x

Gempalm Incinerator

2.2%

1.0x

Scald

2.2%

3.0x

Fireblast

2.2%

2.0x

Patriarch'S Bidding

2.2%

1.0x

Reanimate

1.0x

Hull Breach

2.0x

Naturalize

1.0x

Blood Moon

1.9%

1.0x

Nevinyrral'S Disk

1.9%

1.0x

Overload

1.9%

1.0x

Flaring Pain

1.7%

2.0x

Recent Events Featuring this Archetype

Grand Pre Louisville @ Louisville (KY)

2026-06-06•Louisville, USA•200 Players

Highest Finish: 84th

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Lega Milano 3/9 @ La Casa dei Giochi (Milan, Italy)

2026-06-05•Milan, Italy•42 Players

Highest Finish: 19th

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Monthly Event @ Magic Corner (Vienna, Austria)

2026-05-21•Vienna, Austria•15 Players

Highest Finish: 3rd

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Spielraum Monthly @ Spielraum (Vienna, Austria)

2026-04-23•Vienna, Austria•22 Players

Highest Finish: 2nd

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Campeonato Nacional Portugal 2026 @ Mercado Municipal D. Pedro V (Coimbra, Portuhal)

2026-04-18•Coimbra, Portugal•200 Players

Highest Finish: 69th

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Quick Facts

Tierrogue

Styleaggro

Meta Share0.2%

Avg Lands23.8

Est. Price~$1674

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Deck Weaknesses

The plan hinges on a critical mass of bodies, so a board sweeper landed before Goblin Ringleader reloads can strand the deck.
Explosive draws require Goblin Lackey to connect, so early removal that breaks that turn — one or turn-two hit collapses the start.
The engine sits on the Goblin creature type, so a static — 1/-1 effect can wipe the board and strip the mana and sacrifice engines at once.
Goblin Matron is a low — power three-drop, so countermagic answering it on the stack cuts the deck off from its toolbox.

How to win with it

Mulligan toward hands that contain Goblin Lackey or a one-drop like Mogg Fanatic alongside two Mountains and a follow-up threat such as Goblin Piledriver or Goblin Warchief. A keepable hand does something on turn one and has a clear turn-two play; hands with three or more lands and no early action should be shipped.
The dream draw lands Goblin Lackey on turn one and, when it connects on turn two, puts Goblin Piledriver or Siege-Gang Commander straight onto the battlefield ahead of curve. If you only have one free drop, choose Goblin Warchief, because its haste grant and cost reduction turn every Goblin that follows into an immediate threat.
Hold Goblin Matron rather than jamming it into open mana: use her as a silver-bullet tutor fetching Goblin Sharpshooter when small blockers gum up the ground, Siege-Gang Commander when you need reach and a finisher, or Gempalm Incinerator when you need to clear a key blocker; fetching Goblin Ringleader when your hand is empty to guarantee a refill is the correct grind-mode line.
Goblin Ringleader is your long-game engine: with Goblin Warchief's cost reduction shaving its price, cast it into a deck full of Goblins to reveal the top four and reload your hand with every Goblin among them. Never cycle Gempalm Incinerator before resolving Goblin Ringleader when your hand is low, since cycling it pulls a Goblin out of the library that the reveal could otherwise have hit.
Goblin Piledriver demands an immediate answer, so jam it the turn after Goblin Warchief gives it haste rather than waiting. Attacking with even two other Goblins makes Piledriver a 6/2, forcing trades or removal that clear the way for Siege-Gang Commander, which enters with three 1/1 Goblin tokens and then sacrifices Goblins to deal 2 damage apiece to finish the game.
Skirk Prospector converts a board of spare 1/1 Goblins into red mana to hard-cast Siege-Gang Commander ahead of curve or go wider with Goblin Warchief in play; when you are behind, the recovery line is to resolve Siege-Gang Commander, then sacrifice its tokens to its own 2-damage ability (accelerated and refueled by Skirk Prospector) to burn a key creature off the board rather than relying on combat alone.

How to beat it

Kill Goblin Lackey with instant-speed removal before combat damage to deny the free goblin drops that snowball the game.
Resolve a board sweeper before Goblin Ringleader can refill the hand to take both Siege-Gang Commander and Sharpshooter off the table.
Hold interaction for the follow-up threat rather than tapping out, since Goblin Warchief and Matron rebuild fast.
Use an edict effect to peel off a lone Goblin Piledriver or Siege-Gang Commander through chump fodder.
Kill Goblin Piledriver before a combat step where two or more goblins are declared attackers, never giving it a wide board.

Last Updated: May 2026