Standard Goblin Budget Help
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Posted on Nov. 26, 2018, 11:19 a.m. by Comicbookguy88
I need help putting together a goblin deck for the current standard rotation. What are some of th ed best goblin archetypes?
stensiagamekeeper says... #4
A "midrange" deck attempts to control the game in the early turns then resolve 3-6 CMC threats that can win the game quickly in the mid to late game prioritizing two-for-ones and efficient value engines. Aggro decks will happily run a line of small creatures into a couple big ones just to get some extra damage in and use removal spells to damage the player because once you've delt 20 damage all your opponents extra cards in hand won't matter. Midrange decks on the other hand 2-for-1 you until the smoke clears and they have cards in hand and you don't (not to be confused with control decks that answer threats, play very few of their own and blank opponents removal spells by not playing any creatures)
In short, aggro wins quickly but needs favorable attacks whereas midrange only needs favorable blocks and will usually win if the game goes long. Midrange seems the best home for goblins atm because by definition they are all 1/1s and you must kill 100% of your opponents blockers to even think of attacking without heavy losses. Midrange also seems like the way to go seeing as most of the goblin payoff cards look like they belong in a slow grindy deck.
November 26, 2018 8:35 p.m.
stensiagamekeeper says... #5
Budget Goblins for what I imagine a budget midrange goblin deck would look like.
November 26, 2018 8:38 p.m.
Comicbookguy88 says... #6
What if want to build a goblin aggro burn deck?
November 26, 2018 9:45 p.m.
stensiagamekeeper says... #8
The problem is Guttersnipe is almost irrelevant for most of the goblin matters cards like Siege-Gang Commander or Goblin Trashmaster. Still, apart from that there's no reason why you couldn't put Guttersnipe in a goblin deck and just up the spell count with burn spells.
November 26, 2018 10:41 p.m.
SynergyBuild says... #9
At that point you could just drop the goblins, and play burn. Oh wait. it doesn't even play Guttersnipe xD.
November 27, 2018 8:55 a.m.
stensiagamekeeper says... #10
SynergyBuild xD so tru. If I had a buck for every brew that was only as series of intuitive incremental improvements away from a deck that was already a thing.
November 27, 2018 9:45 a.m.
Comicbookguy88 says... #11
What suggestions would you make for a sideboard?
November 27, 2018 10:24 a.m.
Lord_Barrin says... #12
Guttersnipe isn't even in any of the instant/sorcery heavy Izzet decks that I've seen about. If only he were a Wizard instead of a Shaman...
November 27, 2018 5:18 p.m.
SynergyBuild says... #13
XD Lord_Barrin
He sucks right now, poor poor Gutterbutter
SynergyBuild says... #2
Aggro-midrange is the archetype, a tribal mono-red list.
If you want cards, there are a ton. Fanatical Firebrand, Goblin Cratermaker, Goblin Instigator, Goblin Trashmaster, etc.
November 26, 2018 1:04 p.m.