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◇ Catalog #236

Goblin King

5ed·#236·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Phil Foglio

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$5.47+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.66 · low $5.16

NM$5.47

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.05–$5.77modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.61low $3.83range 46.5%n 44

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,302 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$5.47

Gameplay

Creature — Goblin

Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.

To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok . . . .

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2005-08-01wotc

Goblin King now has the Goblin creature type and its ability has been reworded to affect *other* Goblins. This means that if two Goblin Kings are on the battlefield, each gives the other a bonus.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.47. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.83 and $5.61 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #236 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Creature — Goblin, color identity red, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{R}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,302 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Phil Foglio. Rarix catalogs 116 other cards credited to this artist.