Goblin Cratermaker

Goblin Cratermaker

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{1}{R} · Creature — Goblin Warrior
Uncommon · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Victor Harmatiuk
{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Choose one — • This creature deals 2 damage to target creature. • Destroy target colorless nonland permanent.
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 34 Eng.D-Usr.

It can answer artifacts and some colorless creatures, but Haywire Mite (73) is far more efficient artifact hate; Cratermaker's creature mode rarely closes that gap.

Best home Boros Aggro sideboardBand fringeConfidence 67%

Could be wrong if An artifact-heavy metagame or a red creature shell that values the sacrifice body could create a real sideboard niche.

Legacy 28 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy's cheap interaction makes a two-mana 2/2 plus activation a poor answer; it is around or below Erode's 30-level narrow utility.

Best home Boros Aggro sideboardBand speculativeConfidence 70%

Could be wrong if A target-rich colorless-permanent metagame, especially alongside meaningful Goblin recursion, could support a niche role.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 40 Eng.D+Usr.

Goblin tribal can value a tutorable, recurrable body that doubles as artifact interaction, but two damage and one-shot removal are low impact in multiplayer.

Best home Goblin tribalBand nicheConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if Its adoption depends on how much a deck can tutor or recur it; ordinary red decks have stronger direct artifact answers.

Limited 61 Eng.B-Usr.

A two-drop that can trade for a small creature or destroy an artifact is solid flexibility, though sacrificing the 2/2 prevents it from being premium removal.

Best home Red aggressive or midrange decksBand solidConfidence 42%

Could be wrong if Unknown artifact density, removal, and creature sizing could make either mode much better or nearly irrelevant.

Modal sacrifice removal

“A modest red utility creature whose one-shot removal modes are most useful in sideboards and synergy decks, not as a standalone threat.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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