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◇ Catalog #96

Goblin Firestarter

p02·#96·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Keith Parkinson

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$1.84+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.87 · low $0.79

NM$0.84

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.78–$0.89modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.02low $0.84range 21.4%n 49

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,932 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.84

Gameplay

Creature — Goblin

Sacrifice this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

1/1

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2013-09-20wotc

If a turn has multiple combat phases, the ability can only be activated before the beginning of the declare attackers step of the first combat phase in that turn.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.84. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.84 and $1.02 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from P02 — 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 #96 of *Portal Second Age*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1998 Portal Second Age release.

Card type: Creature — Goblin, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {R} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,932 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Keith Parkinson. Rarix catalogs 44 other cards credited to this artist.