Not great, but the kicker cost is. In case you haven't noticed, Zendikar has A LOT of nonbasic lands.
Nickkom
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I guess this guy is alright. At first, I said, "Why would I ever *not* wait until I could pay the kicker?" But then I saw he had haste. If you compare him to bloodbraid elves, he's a little worse, but still pretty cool, i guess. I would have preferred he was 3/2 haste destroy a nonbasic when he came into play and just pay 2RR right from the outset.
Ajani_is_da_man
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
that's a nasty little goblin
psyklone
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(13 votes)
How is the explosion behind him when hes holding the bomb in his hand?
I smell a sitcom
Bottari
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Very good against Valakut Ramp deck.
Gaussgoat
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Decent goblin with a strong kicker. 3.5/5
mdakw576
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
not bad. Basically for 1 more mana you get a stone rain + 2/1 haste. Well not technically stone rain since only nonbasic lands, but you'll always find a nonbasic land to destroy.
CatsAreCthala
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
He reminds me of the bomb guy in the Incredibles.
TheAlucinaut
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(3 votes)
All one needs to do to see how devastating this little dude can (at least in Standard/Limited) be is watch the pro-tour San Diego '10 coverage.
As was said before, Zen block has so many awesome NB lands that there's something for everyone & they are everywhere. Knocking out manlands & so many others your opponent has waited to use/untap with one tiny goblin is mean as hell. Not to mention swinging in for 2 at the same time. I'd say that's pretty damn good for 3cc. Not many other guys his size who can get as much done as they hit. (This is the same reason I adore Hellhole Rats, which does even more for 4cc.)
Even in Extended, killing a Rav karoo that they just worked so hard to get out is pretty cold.
Love it.
SorianSadaskan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
With him in your deck, people with find it a hard time to put out their Eldrazi. Eldrazi Temple and Eye of Ugin always tempt the little guy to blow it to pieces.
Kryptnyt
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
@psyklone; Maybe he has several bombs? I know, that solution to your question is too simple and probable, and ruins the fun.
MrPink343
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(10 votes)
It's dangerous to go alone. Take this.
Uarebiganfat
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
shut up. Move faster.
lorendorky
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You can pay his kicker if you flip him with Bloodbraid Elf.
BastianQoU
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@psyklone: because he's a goblin.
Shadoflaam
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
KA-BOOM!
Arachibutyrophobia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
at the time of posting this card has an exactly 4/5 rating, which is accurate, so I will keep it that way. I love seeing nonbasic land hate
opshopmop
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(1 vote)
"Grogg where did you get a hand grenade?"
"I don't know"
DarthParallax
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This very much needs an alternate art with the Helm's Deep Torchbearer. It is so close to perfect, I'm afraid to mess with anything other than art. I think all I need is an Uruk-Hai, and I can appreciate this card as much as everyone else....still would like to do something about the name and type also. :p
But yeah basically he's incredikers...I've just watched too much Lord of the Rings to like Goblins that are *supposed to be epic, but *look like the 3 stooges.
Goblin Ballon Brigade is pure humor, that's fine. Goblin Deathraiders is more vicious-looking for a more vicious card, also fine.
This guy...ugh...his face. I'm sorry but I really hate his face. His ability deserves to look more like the original Goblin Grenade than this...
Totema
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Cool goblins don't look at explosions.
DacenOctavio
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I like how all of the Kicker guys from Zendikar have powerful abilities that can't be abused by flickering them. Gatekeeper of Malakir would outstrip them all as the best. Like it already does.
Goatllama
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb.
pooplayer
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
really wish this was double red, kicker one red for destroy land then he'd be great!
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I smell a sitcom
As was said before, Zen block has so many awesome NB lands that there's something for everyone & they are everywhere. Knocking out manlands & so many others your opponent has waited to use/untap with one tiny goblin is mean as hell. Not to mention swinging in for 2 at the same time. I'd say that's pretty damn good for 3cc. Not many other guys his size who can get as much done as they hit. (This is the same reason I adore Hellhole Rats, which does even more for 4cc.)
Even in Extended, killing a Rav karoo that they just worked so hard to get out is pretty cold.
Love it.
I know, that solution to your question is too simple and probable, and ruins the fun.
because he's a goblin.
"I don't know"
But yeah basically he's incredikers...I've just watched too much Lord of the Rings to like Goblins that are *supposed to be epic, but *look like the 3 stooges.
Goblin Ballon Brigade is pure humor, that's fine.
Goblin Deathraiders is more vicious-looking for a more vicious card, also fine.
This guy...ugh...his face. I'm sorry but I really hate his face. His ability deserves to look more like the original Goblin Grenade than this...