More Like Goblin Demolisher This Cats For Real Zen Took Care Of Some Goblins Im Likin This Alot
Laguz
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(7 votes)
If this was released in onslaught it would be absolutely insane. Zendikar goblins can't even compare.
Vintage sligh just got a whole lot stronger.
brunsbr103
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(5 votes)
this guy's pretty sweet. He's probably my favorite card in this set
sir_dwar
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
An interestingly thoughtful card. Just for fun, give him a spyglass, so both you and your opponent have a chance to look at the top card of your library for lands!
dgregory
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
This little bugger is the new definition of pressure in the first few turns. Carried quite a few games for me in the pre-release.
MagicStick
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(3 votes)
I just don't get the artwork. What the hell is he doing anyway? what couldn't this kick ass card have the art of goblin lackey from the From the Vault set? Then I would feel just awesome whenever I played this bad boy.
El_Santo
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(6 votes)
@MagicStick
He's looking at a map.
True_Mumin
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(20 votes)
That drawback of his can actually easily turn into a bit of advantage - if it's not a land sitting on top, you still get to see their next card, and that's gaining valuable information - something very rarely seen in mono red! Besides that, he's still a 2/2 hasty goblin for one mana. Nuts! 5/5
VirtueVsVice
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@coyotemoon722
The problem isn't giving them another land (since a good deck should already allow you to play a land each turn anyways). The real problem is that it gets the land cards out of the way so that the opponent can get to the non-land cards in his deck much faster without having to worry about drawing lands (which isn't always a problem since you should usually always have a decent hand in a good deck). The idea is that any deck that has Goblin Guide in it should be able to win fast enough so that the opponent doesn't have time to play those extra cards. That's {R}'s style.
richter25
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Hey Coyotemoon this card is normally played in super fast aggro decks that dont care if ur opponent gets another land in his hand bc ur goal is to drop him as fast as possible. Know what i mean. Plus the card has to be revealed which makes this beautiful little one drop mesh really well with cards like thought hemorrhage bc u know what ur opponent is drawing if it turns out to not be a land. Best one drop in standard hands down.
I think this is the 2nd quickest way to win in Standard next to 4 triggered Archive Traps on opponent's 1st turn after he used his fetchland/terramorphic expanse. Any thoughts?
Htoth3izzO
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
question. Is the land-get ability considered a draw? would they lose life due to underworld dreams?
rsaraiva
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5.0)(2 votes)
@Htoth3izzO
If the opponent gets a land card, then he will draw it and the ability will trigger.
Dingo777
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(2 votes)
you think about it mdakw567, and it isnt much of a card advantage, it is a land, and sure they will get their land drop, but if you are hitting a pocket, and you are giving them 2 lands, then it is dead weight in hand, can only play 1, usually, there are some cheats, but not enough to be really concerned
he is nice, 2/2 haste is annoying early game, and hard to stop without a casualty till round t3+ so you gotta figure around 4 damage, 6 on the play
feliciano182
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
@Arachibutyrophobia
You might want to change that Orcish Oriflamme for a Trumple Blast !
mdakw576
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
great aggro card, but if you get unlucky (or your opponent gets lucky) and goblin guide makes your opponent reveal a land every time it attacks, you're in big trouble due to all the card advantage he gets.
@ Dingo777
It's still card advantage either way. If they get a land put into their hand because of goblin guide, that's a draw they didn't waste on a land.
Why do you think treasure hunt is a good card? It will only get you one nonland card, but the point is that you'll get all the lands out of the way (provided you use ponder or halimar depths, etc), meaning your regular draws will more likely hit your nonland cards.
@ Htoth3izzO
I'm pretty sure it's not counted as drawing a card. The ability says that if it's a land card the player "puts it into his or her hand". That's not the same thing as drawing the card.
Maraxas-of-Keld
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
I love this card, he reminds me of Arc-Slogger. How? He has a big drawback that makes him difficult to evaluate.
However, I play aggro a lot, and I can attest that this guy is awesome. He is one of the fastest one-drops in the game, and will quickly have your opponent in the single digits. The drawback matters little. Even if EVERY time they get a free land, they will be dead or at burn range before that card advantage you have given your opponent matters.
To be fair, Baneslayer Angel is really what I would worry about most. She is such a huge pain for RDW, and now with Kor Firewalker the archtype will have a hard time finding success. So now I can get them cheap for casual :P
4.5/5. Not perfect, but close.
spicayd
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(6 votes)
4.5/5 for me.
A 2/2 with haste for R is great.
A 2/2 with haste for R that shows you the next card your opponent is drawing, therefore allowing you to prepare is GREAT.
Just another reason to try and play Goblins in Standard using this great card.
KrisKross
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(6 votes)
He runs across field at you opponent while revealing some cards with his lantern along the way. Probably on a quest for Goblin Lord or somthing....
Zefaris
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
An R cr 2/2 with haste, wich has as only drawback defending player may draw a extra land? Hell yes!
SorianSadaskan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Little guy allows you to deal 4 to 8 damage in the first four turns. Then let your burn spells do the rest.
Lunarblade
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The so called "drawback" real isn't much of a draw back at all. %60 of the time your opponent isn't going to find a land and reveal to you some great info.
dirkmcdirt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This has to be my favorite card right now. I love getting him first turn and watching my opponents draw lands only to end up discarding!
KnockK
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
My opponents always freak when this is my first turn play, but that's nothing compared to this when it does happen:
T1: Goblin Guide Swing for 2 (18) T2: Goblin Guide, land Swing for 4, bolt for 3 (11) T3: land, ball lightning Swing for 10 (1)
That's when they scoop. Unless they have a t2 Wall of Omens, most of the time when I have a hand like that its game over pretty quick. Honestly, I've kept 2 Landers and sometimes 1 Landers if I have 2 of these guys in my hand and still managed to win. This guy is pretty damn good and at times the drawback can help you as well as force them to discard a card if they only play a land on their 1st turn if you revealed a land on your first turn.
Splenivore
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@coyotemoon772
Nope, you’re not missing anything. A 2/2 creature with haste for one mana is too good to not have a drawback. The ability is meant to help your opponent, although it is somewhat nice to see what cards he (or she) is drawing.
ZombieSnail
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is ridiculous, 5/5 hands down. We've established that. What I really wanted to point out is that the nose looks VERY strange I noticed in a building on a budget article with zoomed in artwork Cannot be unseen
underrated when you first look at him, but this is perfect for a red deck, one mana for a 2/2 with haste, first turn plop him down and swing.
GoblinNaysayer93
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
It's nice to know that red finally lives up to its reputation of being the "fast color" by getting a one-drop 2/2. I always found it annoying that white has better one-drops than red (see Savannah Lions and the Hound of Konda for examples). However, it does sadden me to see Raging Goblin become so clearly outclassed, but I suppose that shouldn't stop a goblin deck from running both.
coyotemoon722
★★★☆☆ (3.9/5.0)(4 votes)
capitalR
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(5 votes)
goblin guide, I would follow you to hell and back.
Gomorrah
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(4 votes)
This is the best card ever.
dragonking987
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
mdawk what kind of fail burn decks have you been playing card advantage is meaningless when you are playing the kind of burn deck he would go in the point of many burn decks is to win with in the first couple of turns and if you fail you are screwed anyway they are not going to play all the exstra cards in there hand to he has no real draw back.
KyoDarkFire
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
In most cases (since most decks have around 20 lands or so), it will only turn on advantage to your opponent about 30-35% of the time, which is still an awesome deal for a 2/2 with haste for a single Red mana
chinkeeyong
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The best one-drop in Magic. Period.
Nighthawk42
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very fast card with what usually amounts to a small drawback.
@grandkill: tied with god-draw "Quest for the Holy Armor" with Mox (which can 3-turn through blockers played on turns 1 and 2), certain Infect decks, and a few others (Triggered Summoning Trap for example).
Internet_decks_lame
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Not too sure about this guy... 2 damage for potential card advantage. Most decks are 30-35% land. 1 in 3 chance to give the guy a card for 2 damage. And once a blocker comes down, they become really BAD!!! Ok sure you get to spy on the oppoent... but your probably playing RED!!!!! Red doesnt sit back and play evasive or a control style... Cards fly, and quick, and if they dont... you'll get burned... I really don't think the spying is worth possibly feeding your opponent an extra land draw. The only place I see this fitting very efficiently with... mono red burn and being the only creature in the deck. Turn 1 guide vs turn 1 bolt could = slightly faster kill if the oppoent is sitting on his ass...
This guys nightmare = Qasali Ambusher but dont worry the turn 1 ritual & specter feel the same sting from that kitty. Also... cards like Harm's Way really take the punch out of this guy.
2/2 Haste for 1 is still pretty decent.
4/5
luckyduck4
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(4 votes)
my red deck
2x goblin guide
2x jackel pup
1x keldon marauders
3x slith firewalker
2x emberhauler
2x ashenmoore gouger
2x ball lightning
1x boggart ram gang
1x blistering firecat
4x demigod of revenge
1x rorix bladewing
I like how he's mentioned in the booklet for Fire & Lightning Premium Deck but he's not in there... He would have fit very well, apart from not being fiery or lightningy enough. :(
DacenOctavio
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Raising the bar, one undercosted beatstick at a time. Goblin Bushwhacker is the second best goblin because of his ridiculous utility.
Sironos
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Best red creature ever. If you don't vote him 5 stars, you have not played against him. The introduction of battle cry has made him even better.
Mike-C
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Is it REALLY a drawback? How about this in a Blk/Rd force opponent to draw & then lose life deck (sorry, I'm sure there's a technical term for that but idk it yet). Red has some cards that forces opp to draw & then take damage fir it, black has some crazy cards that do the same. I wouldn't have a lot of critters in a deck like that but 4 of this lil dude could actually help when the supposed drawback hits. He seems badass (not $87.52 badass but, $10.00 badass for sure!) lol.
Keiya
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@luckyduck4: Yeah, good luck with that "unstoppable" deck without any lands...
I can't think of any one drop creatures consistently better than Goblin Guide. He's definitely one of the best out there. The "drawback" of his is often to my advantage.
Sunyveil
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
I play RDW and four copies of this guy, and honestly I feel he is broken. Against control, he's beating for 2 every turn and forces removal. Against aggro, he sits back and trades favorably. The equivalent red card without the drawback is Goblin Chariot, which costs three times as much. Starting off the game with your opponent at 14 and with an extra card or two in hand sounds good to me. 5/5.
Burn_Yo_Momma
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
I have a burn deck and I use this because it's really good. But I have to say it is broken... One drop, haste, 2/2... Completely unbalanced. And the ability that was supposed to make him acceptable might actually help you. Should never have been printed.
Zoah
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
This card should not exist!
A 2/2 one drops should be handled very delicately. Their great, but very breakable. B there should be no one drops with hast... (I mean really, a game should not be decided on the flip of the coin to figure out who goes first)
I guess either, by itself, would be acceptable. But both? No, this card is broken. No, shattered.
But anyway... The drawback is what's supposed to make this card balanced, it doesn't. At worst, it gives your opponent a few more lands. Something that, in aggro, won't matter that much. At best, it lets you see their next card.
Due to it being such a good card for aggro: *****, because it's so "good" that it manages to break down barriers that shouldn't have ever been touched.
Sparroo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
What pre-constructed decks does this come in besides "Into The Breach"? It's a very nice card so I'm wondering....
ninjaman98
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Goblin Chief: Trator! No, you dumb goblin, put down that land! No, don't give it to them you retard! I know that you're a 2/2 drop for 1 but that gives you no excuse to do that!
unknownwarrior33
★☆☆☆☆ (1.8/5.0)(7 votes)
I think it's silly that people call this card unbalanced. There are so many balance issues in Magic, this one doesn't even register. I can spend 7 mana to put out an amazing creature, and a guy with a blue deck can pay one mana to get rid of it. But Goblin Guide is unbalanced?
Honestly, Goblin Guide is exactly what Red needs to be balanced. Two damage on turn one, before the blue and white people can get their counterspells and Pascifisms out.
SAllison87
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(2 votes)
Red is the new blue
Gabriel422
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Yes, sometimes I have that Bolt and I enjoy getting an extra land without taking any damage. Does not mean I don't win many more of my games when I draw this in my opening seven!
iSlapTrees
★☆☆☆☆ (1.4/5.0)(5 votes)
This card has the hidden text "may mill for one"
also, should have been a 3/3 ;)
one day, I dream of a mythic red one drop like this:
Sparkmage prodigy (R) legendary human wizard 1/1
haste double strike when sparkmage prodigy attacks, it deals damage equal to it's power to target creature or player
It's pretty awesome to see how R&D has evolved over the years.
SpencerDub
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(6 votes)
@TwoStars: "It's funny how we started with Mons's Goblin Raiders, then Crazed Goblin, then Raging Goblin, then Goblin Bushwacker, and finally, this."
Your chronology is way off.
Mons's Goblin Raiders came first, sure, but Crazed Goblin was in Darksteel, which was seven years after Raging Goblin was first printed in 1997. Furthermore, Goblin Bushwhacker was printed in the same set as Goblin Guide here, so you can't really say that Bushwhacker came before this.
It's an interesting point you're trying to make, but it's also entirely inaccurate.
marwinshieldscale
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I love this card, granted it is probly boroken, it shouldn't have haste then I could see it just being a good card. other than that great for burn decks and great for goblin deck I give it 4.5
TheSwarm
★★★★☆ (4.4/5.0)(7 votes)
The drawback? People care so little about the drawback I never remember to do it! I am far more concerned with the fact that Im getting bashed for two on turn one!
Penguin_Master
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(3 votes)
Completely, utterly, entirely broken. There's an insufficient supply of adjectives to describe this guys state of broken-ness.
The land shouldn't go into the player's hand, it should enter the battlefield. That would be a drawback.
BegleOne
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(11 votes)
The blue player says, "card advantage is the most important thing in the game. As long as I have more cards in my hand than you do, you never stand a chance of beating me."
The Goblin Guide smashes the blue player's head into the dirt and makes him eat a mouthful of stinging nettle while Goblin Piledriver breaks his neck.
2/2 for -> DAMN!!! 2/2 GOBLIN for with HASTE which blah blah blah... -> WHAT??????????
Consider also that if you have more than one attacking, defending player looks always at the same top card of his/her library if it is not a land. For example, if you attack with three of these, three abilities trigger: - the first resolves, opponent looks at the top card; it's a land, so it takes it in hand - the second resolves, opponent looks at the top card; it's not a land, it remains on the top of library - the third resolves, the top card of the library is always the same; it's not a land. Were there one thousand of these abilities on the stack, the nonland card on top of the library is always the same!
pedrodyl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
There was a nice solution in Standard for this, it was Mental Misstep, but that was only for about a month or two.
jfre81
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
If they got to put the land directly into play it would still be one of the best one-drop Goblins around.
EpicBroccoli
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
A 2/2 for 1 with haste... wow @_@
If he comes out turn 1, he'll probably do 4 damage minimum, aka Flame Javelin but at only 1 mana, pretty nuts.
This is a really lovely creature that gives you some good first turn pressure, but it can also really hurt you if you get unlucky. No one likes giving card advantage to their opponent, but swinging for 2 on the first turn? That can really get a red deck the momentum it needs. I'd say that nine times out of ten this card is a real early game winner with a perfectly red flavor!
Hanksingle
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I'm baffled that this isn't 5 stars across the board - this card could not be an ounce more powerful and still have been printed, it's exceedingly red, and it's outlandishly good fun to play.
There may be no more specific, nor more delicious, noise than the one uttered by your opponent when you drop a guide on the play.
LordOfTheFlies87
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Much too powerful.
QuarterBack
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5.0)(2 votes)
he reveal my inkmoth nexus and after the next two turn he regret attacking me.
rollinsclone
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(8 votes)
I feel like this card has a drawback the same way Black Lotus has the drawback of you needing to sacrifice it.
Infernaldarkness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This really is a great card, but I think it wouldn't be too hard for your opponents to abuse it and use this against you; especially when they play a green deck. This could help them a lot on mana accelerating. Additionally, if they use the Sylvan Library & Abundance "Draw Combo", they would never mind to reveal their whole hand. I think thhis work best in a Red Blue deck, countering all upcoming threat. So 4/5
If you reveal a non-land, you now know what they're going to draw. If they get a land, they might have to discard if they have nothing to play (particularly on turn 1 Guide's).
There's so much good in this one little goblin that I didn't figure out until it rotated out of standard.
Mind you, I do enjoy paying "only" $5/each rather than $10.
TheWrathofShane
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.9/5.0)(6 votes)
He is the best 1 drop for aggro, ever. Dont know if I should vote a .5/5 or a 5/5
blurrymadness
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
It's pretty surprising how much giving card advantage/filtering to your opponent isn't as much of a drawback as you'd expect. One of his benefit also comes from being a powerful blocker after he ceases to be relevant on offence.
The flavor of him revealing places to your opponent is pretty neat as well. I'm guessing the damage comes from him leading you into a trap and the haste is from him being so darn excited to get there.
pitakosxD
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Drawback ?What drawback? All I see is "defending opponent reveals the top card of his/her library"
MagicCritic
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.6/5.0)(7 votes)
What the hell. 5/5 Torpor Orb and his ability is gone. I wouldn't though, his "drawback" is actually an "advantage" that predicts the next card which lets you strategize better.
MostlyLost
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Signed in just to rate this 5/5. Holy hannah.
GeneralShroom
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@MagicCritic: Torpor Orb prevents abilities from triggering when creatures enter the battlefield.
Goblin Guide's ability triggers when it attacks, not when it enters the battlefield. Torpor Orb does nothing to prevent it.
troll_berserker
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
My friend and I were playing Modern RDW (me) vs UW Control and I swung with Goblin Guide to reveal a topdeck Terminus. I didn't play my Stormblood Berserker and Grim Lavamancer that turn and passed. Just another reason this guy is awesome.
tcollins
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(3 votes)
...what drawback?
Continue
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
A 2/2 haste for 1 is just stupidly good. That "drawback" isn't really a drawback either; if it doesn't hit a land, you just learned what their next draw is.
@troll_berserker: Wow, hadn't even considered miracles. That's pretty awesome.
j_mindfingerpainter
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@the"drawback": The right thing to do is just main deck a couple Blood Moons in say, Modern. What good will drawing lands do that tap for the wrong color? Besides, the land count in Modern is low as it is...
FlingIt
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Just spent $35 on a playset of these idiots. Totally worth it.
This guy is insane! How was wizards stupid enough to print this??? The entire block was pretty op though...
Who cares about the drawback? It's like great red mages always say: if you're worrying about your life total, you're probably already dead. This is the same thing. An extra land for two damage a turn on a hasty goblin AND you get to look at your opponents next draw? This guy works wonders.
5/5 for sheer power.
eynblue
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(3 votes)
The best red creature ever printed!
Zeter
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Okay, smoothing out your opponents draws by giving them lands is a huge draw back. Your opponent can start of on the draw with 8 cards. Anyone who has used or faced this card often knows that.
I mean seriously. You people aren't really saying that isn't a drawback. Still, great card doh.
OlvynChuru
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@blurrymadness
It doesn't even let the opponent filter, you know. If the card that is revealed isn't a land, it stays on top, whether they like it or not.
Comments (90)
Vintage sligh just got a whole lot stronger.
He's looking at a map.
The problem isn't giving them another land (since a good deck should already allow you to play a land each turn anyways). The real problem is that it gets the land cards out of the way so that the opponent can get to the non-land cards in his deck much faster without having to worry about drawing lands (which isn't always a problem since you should usually always have a decent hand in a good deck). The idea is that any deck that has Goblin Guide in it should be able to win fast enough so that the opponent doesn't have time to play those extra cards. That's {R}'s style.
Turn 2 Goblin Guide, Goblin Guide, Attack for 6 (Total damage 8)
Turn 3 Trumpet Blast, Attack for 12 (Total damage 20)
I think this is the 2nd quickest way to win in Standard next to 4 triggered Archive Traps on opponent's 1st turn after he used his fetchland/terramorphic expanse. Any thoughts?
If the opponent gets a land card, then he will draw it and the ability will trigger.
he is nice, 2/2 haste is annoying early game, and hard to stop without a casualty till round t3+ so you gotta figure around 4 damage, 6 on the play
You might want to change that Orcish Oriflamme for a Trumple Blast !
@ Dingo777
It's still card advantage either way. If they get a land put into their hand because of goblin guide, that's a draw they didn't waste on a land.
Why do you think treasure hunt is a good card? It will only get you one nonland card, but the point is that you'll get all the lands out of the way (provided you use ponder or halimar depths, etc), meaning your regular draws will more likely hit your nonland cards.
@ Htoth3izzO
I'm pretty sure it's not counted as drawing a card. The ability says that if it's a land card the player "puts it into his or her hand". That's not the same thing as drawing the card.
However, I play aggro a lot, and I can attest that this guy is awesome. He is one of the fastest one-drops in the game, and will quickly have your opponent in the single digits. The drawback matters little. Even if EVERY time they get a free land, they will be dead or at burn range before that card advantage you have given your opponent matters.
To be fair, Baneslayer Angel is really what I would worry about most. She is such a huge pain for RDW, and now with Kor Firewalker the archtype will have a hard time finding success. So now I can get them cheap for casual :P
4.5/5. Not perfect, but close.
A 2/2 with haste for R is great.
A 2/2 with haste for R that shows you the next card your opponent is drawing, therefore allowing you to prepare is GREAT.
Just another reason to try and play Goblins in Standard using this great card.
T1: Goblin Guide Swing for 2 (18)
T2: Goblin Guide, land Swing for 4, bolt for 3 (11)
T3: land, ball lightning Swing for 10 (1)
That's when they scoop. Unless they have a t2 Wall of Omens, most of the time when I have a hand like that its game over pretty quick. Honestly, I've kept 2 Landers and sometimes 1 Landers if I have 2 of these guys in my hand and still managed to win. This guy is pretty damn good and at times the drawback can help you as well as force them to discard a card if they only play a land on their 1st turn if you revealed a land on your first turn.
Nope, you’re not missing anything. A 2/2 creature with haste for one mana is too good to not have a drawback. The ability is meant to help your opponent, although it is somewhat nice to see what cards he (or she) is drawing.
What I really wanted to point out is that the nose looks VERY strange
I noticed in a building on a budget article with zoomed in artwork
Cannot be unseen
@grandkill: tied with god-draw "Quest for the Holy Armor" with Mox (which can 3-turn through blockers played on turns 1 and 2), certain Infect decks, and a few others (Triggered Summoning Trap for example).
This guys nightmare = Qasali Ambusher but dont worry the turn 1 ritual & specter feel the same sting from that kitty. Also... cards like Harm's Way really take the punch out of this guy.
2/2 Haste for 1 is still pretty decent.
4/5
2x goblin guide
2x jackel pup
1x keldon marauders
3x slith firewalker
2x emberhauler
2x ashenmoore gouger
2x ball lightning
1x boggart ram gang
1x blistering firecat
4x demigod of revenge
1x rorix bladewing
4x lightning bolt
4x chain lightning
2x flame javalin
2x incinerate
1x spitting earth
3x brittle effigy
1x disintegrate
unstoppable :D
He would have fit very well, apart from not being fiery or lightningy enough. :(
I can't think of any one drop creatures consistently better than Goblin Guide. He's definitely one of the best out there. The "drawback" of his is often to my advantage.
But I have to say it is broken...
One drop, haste, 2/2... Completely unbalanced.
And the ability that was supposed to make him acceptable might actually help you.
Should never have been printed.
A 2/2 one drops should be handled very delicately. Their great, but very breakable.
B there should be no one drops with hast... (I mean really, a game should not be decided on the flip of the coin to figure out who goes first)
I guess either, by itself, would be acceptable. But both? No, this card is broken. No, shattered.
But anyway... The drawback is what's supposed to make this card balanced, it doesn't. At worst, it gives your opponent a few more lands. Something that, in aggro, won't matter that much. At best, it lets you see their next card.
Due to it being such a good card for aggro: *****, because it's so "good" that it manages to break down barriers that shouldn't have ever been touched.
Honestly, Goblin Guide is exactly what Red needs to be balanced. Two damage on turn one, before the blue and white people can get their counterspells and Pascifisms out.
also, should have been a 3/3 ;)
one day, I dream of a mythic red one drop like this:
Sparkmage prodigy (R)
legendary human wizard
1/1
haste
double strike
when sparkmage prodigy attacks, it deals damage equal to it's power to target creature or player
(I'd image that's what triple strike is like ^-^)
It's pretty awesome to see how R&D has evolved over the years.
Your chronology is way off.
Mons's Goblin Raiders came first, sure, but Crazed Goblin was in Darksteel, which was seven years after Raging Goblin was first printed in 1997. Furthermore, Goblin Bushwhacker was printed in the same set as Goblin Guide here, so you can't really say that Bushwhacker came before this.
It's an interesting point you're trying to make, but it's also entirely inaccurate.
The land shouldn't go into the player's hand, it should enter the battlefield. That would be a drawback.
The Goblin Guide smashes the blue player's head into the dirt and makes him eat a mouthful of stinging nettle while Goblin Piledriver breaks his neck.
T2, Galvanic Blast, Goblin Grenade (10 damage)
T3, Arsonist, Grenade, Blast (10 more)
So yeah, just as fast.
No, the blue player says "Mental Misstep"
2/2 GOBLIN for
Consider also that if you have more than one attacking, defending player looks always at the same top card of his/her library if it is not a land.
For example, if you attack with three of these, three abilities trigger:
- the first resolves, opponent looks at the top card; it's a land, so it takes it in hand
- the second resolves, opponent looks at the top card; it's not a land, it remains on the top of library
- the third resolves, the top card of the library is always the same; it's not a land.
Were there one thousand of these abilities on the stack, the nonland card on top of the library is always the same!
If he comes out turn 1, he'll probably do 4 damage minimum, aka Flame Javelin but at only 1 mana, pretty nuts.
There may be no more specific, nor more delicious, noise than the one uttered by your opponent when you drop a guide on the play.
So 4/5
Simian Spirit Guide
Rite of Flame
Goblin Guide
Assault Strobe
Tainted Strike
Mutagenic Growth
Good game. Enjoy your land.
If you reveal a non-land, you now know what they're going to draw. If they get a land, they might have to discard if they have nothing to play (particularly on turn 1 Guide's).
There's so much good in this one little goblin that I didn't figure out until it rotated out of standard.
Mind you, I do enjoy paying "only" $5/each rather than $10.
Dont know if I should vote a .5/5 or a 5/5
The flavor of him revealing places to your opponent is pretty neat as well. I'm guessing the damage comes from him leading you into a trap and the haste is from him being so darn excited to get there.
5/5
Torpor Orb and his ability is gone.
I wouldn't though, his "drawback" is actually an "advantage" that predicts the next card which lets you strategize better.
Goblin Guide's ability triggers when it attacks, not when it enters the battlefield. Torpor Orb does nothing to prevent it.
@troll_berserker: Wow, hadn't even considered miracles. That's pretty awesome.
This guy is insane! How was wizards stupid enough to print this??? The entire block was pretty op though...
Who cares about the drawback? It's like great red mages always say: if you're worrying about your life total, you're probably already dead. This is the same thing. An extra land for two damage a turn on a hasty goblin AND you get to look at your opponents next draw? This guy works wonders.
5/5 for sheer power.
I mean seriously. You people aren't really saying that isn't a drawback. Still, great card doh.
It doesn't even let the opponent filter, you know. If the card that is revealed isn't a land, it stays on top, whether they like it or not.