Goblins

Goblins! Here’s another great example of a deck whose roots go far back in Magic history. Goblins has been a popular archetype since the beginning of the game, and the early sets contain lots of great cards for fans of the red tribal deck.

Goblins’ main emphasis is on getting cards into play cheaply via Goblin Lackey and Goblin Warchief, and generating lots of card advantage. It does so via Goblin Matron, Gempalm Incinerator, Siege-Gang Commander, and the deck’s all-star: Goblin Ringleader. Because most of the cards in the deck are Goblins, Ringleader can often net 2-4 cards in your hand when it comes into play. With Warchief, this can be done without paying the 4-mana casting cost of the card (it can even cost 0 mana thanks to Lackey).

Here’s an example of a somewhat stock list that I put together, but a simple search on the Gatherer website can provide you with a plethora of cards you can use.  Happy brewing!

Goblins

Land:

4 Wasteland
4 Rishadan Port
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Wooded Foothills
5 Mountain

Total: 21

Creatures:

4 Goblin Lackey
4 Goblin Warchief
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Gempalm Incinerator
4 Goblin Matron
4 Goblin Ringleader
4 Goblin Piledriver
1 Siege-Gang Commander

Total: 29

Spells:

4 Lightning Bolt

4 Goblin Grenade

2 Incinerate

Total: 10

Sideboard:

1 Goblin Sharpshooter

2 Incinerate

2 Red Elemental Blast

2 Pyroblast

4 Tormod’s Crypt

4 Defense Grid