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Goblin
Guide
- Aether Revolt
Reviewed
Mar. 28, 2017
Constructed: 4.38
Casual: 3.50
Limited: 3.75
Multiplayer: 2.50
Commander [EDH]: 2.50
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David Fanany
Player since
1995 |
Goblin Guide
I seem to recall there was once an article on
Wizards of the Coast's website where Randy
Buehler derided the idea of a 2/2 for one red
mana, even with a drawback. I suspect it got
lost in the update, because why stop to consider
how times have changed? If you think about the
sort of deck this guy is designed to be strong
against, it's not even always that much of a
drawback. Suppose the Goblin Guide player goes
first and the control deck gets an extra card
twice in the first five turns, say. The control
deck still has a higher than average mana cost,
and can still play only one land per turn. Maybe
they'll play those lands more reliably, but by
the time they have enough to do any endgame
things, they'll be dead. This is the exact
reason why control decks need a range of costs
among their answers, and why things like
Disfigure and Sunlance should be rated a lot
more highly by those players.
Constructed: 4/5
Casual: 3/5
Limited: 3/5
Multiplayer: 2/5
EDH/Commander: 2/5 |
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James H. |
Goblin Guide (3/28)
Goblin Guide is probably
one of red's most famous creatures. It's a 2/2
for 1 mana, and it even has haste! In the all-in
red decks and red agro, Goblin Guide is peerless
in its ability to put the damage up quickly and
efficiently.
Its ability is a bit of a
drawback, since it can benefit your opponent,
but it's not as lopsided as it sounds. If you
don't reveal a land, you get a lot of
information concerning potential lines of your
opponent's next (and future) terms. Information
is powerful, and Goblin Guide's reveal only
hurts about a third of the time against most
decks. If you're playing red, run this.
Constructed: 4.75
Casual: 4
Limited: 4.5
Multiplayer: 3
Commander: 3
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