Goblin Welder

Creature — Goblin Artificer

{T}: Choose target artifact a player controls and target artifact card in that player's graveyard. If both targets are still legal as this ability resolves, that player simultaneously sacrifices the artifact and returns the artifact card to the battlefield.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

koth_of_the_bummer on Akroma, Angel of 21

1 week ago

SufferFromEDHD

Sword of Forge and Frontier - I have considered this before, but its really hard to jam it in right now. As for the protection, I got green covered by Commander's Plate and Sword of Feast and Famine. The draw back for the protection from red though, is that I may not be able to equip with my red equipment.

Ghost Quarter - I used to have this in, and then I replaced it with Tectonic Edge, and then finally with Wasteland.

Cleansing Wildfire - I just realized it is some sort of a cantrip. Seems nice, but I can barely make space for it as of now.

Goblin Welder - yup, I'm aware of this, but I rarely have my artifact stuff blown up, although I'm reconsidering this goblin dude.

SufferFromEDHD on Akroma, Angel of 21

1 week ago

When I looked through the Swords the only other one that seemed worth a spot here was Sword of Forge and Frontier (protection from dragons/protection from green removal/red exile card draw/green ramp)

War's Toll is sort of like the original Stranglehold. Top tier red enchantments.

Speaking of Stranglehold, I see the Fissure and the Wasteland. Would these be upgraded for the synergy in Ghost Quarter and Cleansing Wildfire?

Running Great Furnace but no Goblin Welder trickery in an artifact deck?!

NV_1980 on No Clutter Deck Concept

1 week ago

This looks really nice and simple :) Considering that your strategy depends a lot on artifact-ETB that interacts with triggered abilities, why not include Panharmonicon to double your triggers? Also, Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might  ^Flip would seem to make a lot of sense, to increase your non-combat damage potential (some of it also caused by the triggers just mentioned).

I would also reconsider main-boarding Goblin Welder and Steel Hellkite. Welder because he allows you to exchange an artifact that's about to be destroyed by an opponent for an artifact that was already in your GY to return to play, which is insanely good. Hellkite because it's a very multi-functional wipe that will really come in handy against opponents that will try to go wide on you.

DreadKhan on GROUP HUG FOR THE BLOOD GOD

3 weeks ago

I like this deck idea, so I've been looking it over and seeing if I can think of any ideas that are interesting! Here are a few, hopefully some of them will make sense as includes, apologies if none do!

Rite of the Raging Storm is a nice way to create chaos and get the weakest opponent dead sooner rather than later; in fact, any opponent that can't soak up 5 trample damage is in a lot of trouble. Similarly maybe Slicer, Hired Muscle  ^Flip and/or Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos in the 99 to get damage in? Any of these works well with Meekstone afaik, other than Slicer when you're down to 1v1 (but he's in the 99 here, so it's not as bad as when he's Commander and the main creature). Maddening Hex also speeds things up, as long as people aren't all on creatures!

If you're looking for another useful equipment I rather like either Embercleave or Two-Handed Axe. Scavenged Brawler isn't an equipment, but it's a very good effect I've found, that's a PILE of keywords. It's also really good if you use it on your Brash Taunter!

I have had very good results from Humble Defector in relevant decks. I also wondered about Starke of Rath, but I worried people would just use him to kill your Commander, so it seemed like a non-bo, then I figured you could always hold the other up while one is out, use Starke like a back up Commander of sorts. Goblin Welder can target anyone's stuff, meaning you can not only get back your own key card in exchange for an artifact token, you can also make an opponent trade their combo piece for their worst artifact. Dwarven Miner and Dwarven Blastminer are pretty fun cards IMHO, it's pretty funny when someone is getting out of hand and you just start taking away colours from their mana base (and if someone steals one they can't do anything to you!), and maybe Volcanic Offering. Another removal effect that can create a lot of chaos is Jaya Ballard, Task Mage, especially if anyone has a Blue Commander you don't like (or uses Blue permanents to wreck your day), fwiw the wipe is friendly to your Commander, as is the ping, that seems maybe relevant?

OOOH! I just had the most Chaos Gremlin idea ever for this deck, have you ever thought about Nemesis Mask? Maybe people will deck themselves!

Hope this deck is as much fun to play as it was to get in the headspace of!

Rhadamanthus on Can Goblin Welder Bring Tokens …

2 months ago

bjgivesbj: Since it's clear you got a satisfactory answer to your question and there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections that need to be made, I marked one of the responses as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.

There's another important point stopping this from working: Goblin Welder's second target is an "artifact card" in the graveyard. Tokens are never considered to be cards, even if the physical object you're using to represent them is card-like. So even if you did have a chance to respond before the token ceased to exist, you wouldn't be able to target it with the Welder's ability.

bjgivesbj on Can Goblin Welder Bring Tokens …

2 months ago

Okay, I feel like the answer is “no,” but am unsure.

So, say I have Kibo, Uktabi Prince on the battlefield, and I have already used his ability twice, giving an opponent two bananas. While Goblin Welder is on the battlefield under my control, the opponent sacrifices only one banana. As the token hits the graveyard, could I tap Goblin Welder to return that token to the battlefield and make the opponent sacrifice the remaining untapped banana?

Why would I even want to exchange tokens? Shenanigans I guess. Also, it would trigger Kibo’s triggered ability twice, since two tokens will have gone to the graveyard.

Any morsel of knowledge helps

Thanks!

Crow_Umbra on Good uses for bad cards

5 months ago

I don't have uses for the other cards unfortunately. I'll list the combo in an accordion below:

Nexus of Doomsday Fate

This combo requires that both Nexus and Mirror be in your graveyard, and that Osgir is not summoning sick.

Main Line

Step 1/Turn 1

1. Acivate Osgir, creating 2 copies of Ugin's Nexus. One of the copies will automatically die to the Legend Rule,

2. The 2nd Nexus will be sacrifcied to Osgir's 1st ability (or additional free sac-outlet)

3. Pass turn with 2 extra turns remaining.

Step 2/Turn 2 (Extra Turn 1)

1. Activate Osgir, creating two copies of Mirror of Fate.

2. Activate the first copy of Mirror of Fate, moving your library into exile.

3. Activate the 2nd copy of Mirror. Return in order from bottom to top: Mirror of Fate, Filler card, Ugin's Nexus, *Codex Shredder

*Codex Shredder on the first iteration, filler card on each iteration afterwards.

Step 3/Turn 3 (Extra Turn 2) 1. Draw Codex Shredder using your draw step.

1. Play Codex Shredder and activate it targeting yourself to mill Ugin's Nexus.

2. Proceed to loop from Turn 1.

This will create a finite loop that can be repeated for as many iterations as you have filler cards to insert into the Mirror pile, HOWEVER, you can convert it into a true infinite loop by piling in a card that can exile your own graveyard, such as Tormod's Crypt. Codex Shredder can also be substituted for any way to get Ugin's Nexus into the graveyard without it entering the battlefield.

If you do have a loop going, Blind Obedience can be added to Extort the table as means to win through loops, without necessarily having to rely on beats.

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Line Minus Osgir

This line eliminates the need for Osgir, making it ideal for situations where there is a Drannith Magistrate in play or if Osgir has been removed.

Prerequisites: Goblin Welder in play and not summoning sick, Mirror of Fate in graveyard, Ugin's Nexus in hand.

TURN 1: 1. Cast Ugin's Nexus.

1. Activate Goblin Welder, sacrificing Ugin's Nexus and returning Mirror of Fate. Ugin's Nexus will go to exile as a replacement effect.

2. Activate Mirror of Fate, sacrificing it and replacing your library with Ugin's Nexus.

3. Pass turn with one extra turn remaining, and repeat from Turn 1.

SteelSentry on Pattern Recognition #342 - Goblins, …

7 months ago

Definitely Goblin Welder for me, though I am fond of the Odd Couple-style duo from Fiora, Daretti, Scrap Savant and Grenzo, Dungeon Warden. I feel like Goblins lost a lot of their teeth in newer sets (compare the change in Goblin Chieftain's flavor text as an obvious example), so the any that play more into the 'dangerously unhinged' persona instead of just pure slapstick catch my eye.