Budget idea from the same goblin, orc, and army support support package.
Commander Intelligence
The Great Goblin - Upgrades
Budget, power, flavor, and market-aware upgrade ideas to check.
Upgrade Summary
Cards to check for this commander
The Great Goblin has 12 connected upgrade cards across Death-trigger engine, Sacrifice payoffs, Goblin, Orc, and Army support support packages. Use these as upgrade ideas, then check current listings, condition, finish, and versions before trusting a price.
Market-Aware Upgrades
Upgrade cards to check
Upgrade ideas grouped by deck fit, price confidence, and supply signals. These are cards to watch, not buy recommendations.
Safe Upgrades2 cards
Cards with cleaner price confidence and no thin-supply warning in the attached data.
Market-Watch Upgrades6 cards
Cards connected to market notes, thin supply, marketplace disagreement, or prices that need a closer look.
Goblin support candidateGrub, Storied MatriarchECL versionNeoPrice $0.33View card ->
Goblin tutorGoblin MatronMH1 versionNeoPrice $0.34View card ->
Army body sourceDreadhorde InvasionWAR versionNeoPrice $0.83View card ->
Persist death candidateMurderous RedcapSHM versionNeoPrice $1.39View card ->
Goblin sacrifice manaSkirk ProspectorEVG versionNeoPrice $1.73View card ->
Goblin body engineKrenko, Mob BossFDN versionNeoPrice $2.15View card ->Wait / Check Price First3 cards
Cards where supply is getting thin or the price is harder to trust. Check versions, condition, finish, and current listings.
Budget Brews
Budget Brewing Ideas
Commander-specific cheap synergy, niche role players, and practical upgrades based on available price and synergy data.
Budget Synergy Finds6 cards
Cheap cards that may overperform because they fit this commander's game plan.

Start here when checking whether the commander has a real Aristocrats shell.

Keep as a candidate until lists prove the card stays in the package.

Matron matters only if the final lists keep enough Goblin density.

A useful rules check because the commander also cares about counters.

A candidate if the deck wants a steady Army body, not proof of Army typal demand.

Treat as a watchlist card until combo or loop evidence is reviewed.
Budget Replacements1 ideas
These are budget ideas from the same support packages, not strict one-for-one swaps.
Niche Role Players3 cards
Low-cost role players and niche cards that may be better here than they look.

Krenko is a strong Goblin-context card, but this does not make The Great Goblin a proven Krenko market driver.

A natural first check because it is both a Goblin card and a sacrifice outlet.

A clear Aristocrats check if the deck wants free sacrifice outlets.


