How can goblins deal with flying?
Commander (EDH) forum
Posted on Aug. 14, 2015, 8:59 a.m. by thegigibeast
I am currently building a tribal goblins deck, but I don't know how to deal with flying creatures. Do you have any suggestions?
It depends on your commander (the colours you have access to). If I knew what options you had available to you, I might be able to offer better advice, but here's what I've gleaned from my B/R Wort deck:
How to deal with fliers is either kill it if it's a solo threat, or win quicker than the other person (which, in goblins, you're sort of trying to do anyways). Red and black goblins CANNOT CONTEST pretty much any fliers, so you have to take them out through removal, board wipes, edicts, etc. Stuff B/R is pretty good at. Cards like Burn at the Stake and Skirk Fire Marshal can get damage through a wall of blockers.
If you're playing a variant of goblins with green in it, you have a lot more options. There are cards in green that specifically combat flyiers by giving all your dudes +0/+X and reach, or cards like Plummet and Windstorm that flat-out destroy them.
August 14, 2015 9:18 a.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #4
I prefer to either win the game, kill the controller, or kill the creature. Things like Goblin Bombardment are great for this.
As previously said, knowing what colors you're running would help. Green (and Red to a degree) has a lot of flyer-hate whilst Black has a lot of creature-hate in general.
August 14, 2015 10:13 a.m.
Ender666666 says... #5
Goblins tend to serve and cower around Dragons, so it wouldn't be off flavour to run a couple of them to aid in aerial defense.
If you're looking for on-tribe funny defenders, Goblin Balloon Brigade and Goblin Ski Patrol could work.
August 14, 2015 11 a.m.
I got overrun once by indestructible, flying goblins thanks to Eldrazi Monument. Akroma's Memorial works too.
August 14, 2015 1:37 p.m.
thegigibeast says... #8
Thanks! I am running a mono red with Krenko, Mob Boss as my commander. Thanks for the suggestions!
August 14, 2015 2:22 p.m.
kk so mono-red, here's some stuff: Goblin Assassin, Goblin Sharpshooter, Lightning Crafter (even crazier with Thornbite Staff, which also looks good on Krenko and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker), Gempalm Incinerator, Siege-Gang Commander, Stingscourger, Chaos Warp, Burn at the Stake, Skirk Fire Marshal, Tarfire, Goblin Bombardment.
August 14, 2015 2:57 p.m.
You could also run Battle Squadron (seeing as it's a goblin :P),
August 14, 2015 3:50 p.m.
mathimus55 says... #11
For goblins there is always the Goblin Sharpshooter+Basilisk Collar combo. Infini-board wipes
August 14, 2015 5:46 p.m.
thegigibeast says... #12
Thanks to all you guyz! Here is a link to my goblin deck as it is right now, if you want to take a look and give me some more suggestions, I want to keep it the most competitive possible. Thanks!
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August 14, 2015 6:02 p.m.
Descent of the Dragons is the most hilarious way for goblins to deal with flying.
September 23, 2015 2:01 a.m.
No one mentioned Arms Dealer or Goblin War Strike.
September 23, 2015 10:10 p.m.
@sonnet666, Goblin War Strike can only target players.
September 24, 2015 9:29 a.m.
Hmm, missed that. I never really play it anyway, just something my friend uses a lot.
Boza says... #2
August 14, 2015 9:11 a.m.