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◇ Catalog #237

Goblin War Drums

5ed·#237·common·nonfoil

Illus. Dan Frazier

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$1.77+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.80 · low $0.73

NM$0.77

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.71–$0.81modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.00low $0.20range 400.0%n 48

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,807 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.77

Gameplay

Enchantment

Creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

"Goblins charge with a deafening war cry. The cry doesn't mean anything—it just drowns out the drums!" —Reod Dai, mercenary

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

Multiple War Drums are not cumulative. They are redundant.

2004-10-04wotc

When combined with an effect that reads "Each creature you control can't be blocked by more than one creature," none of your creatures can be blocked.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.77. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.20 and $1.00 across 48 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 #237 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,807 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Dan Frazier. Rarix catalogs 929 other cards credited to this artist.