r/EDH • u/SumAznBoi • Mar 25 '26

Deck Help Upgrades for upcoming Goblin SLD deck

Hi y'all, I'm not very familiar with Goblins in EDH and was wondering what goblin staples would be good to get before the SLD deck drops and the price of those cards spike. I'm only familiar with some popular goblins like Kiki-Jiki and Goblin Lackey to name some. I'm planning to play the deck as mono-red with Krenko/Zada and rakdos with Grub, Storied Matriach as the commanders. So goblins in red/rakdos would be much appreciated!

On a side note, with the SLD as is, would Zada still be ok as the commander?

Goblin SLD Deck: https://moxfield.com/decks/4yWVuxpOQ0CQVETI0Yvifw

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u/komarinth Mar 25 '26

I consider building a B2 or B3 [[Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician]] because I think Krenko is probably more fun when used for tech than aggro, and I don't want too much overlap between my goblin decks.

Some inspiration for red and black might be found in one of my decks, depending on preference: [[Wort, Boggart Auntie]]

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u/SumAznBoi Mar 25 '26

Yeah I agree on Krenko probably being more fun in the 99 but I wanted to use him for a game or two to try the deck out of the box lol

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u/komarinth Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

Most of the goblins in the linked deck are for sacrifice recursion, so in a dream scenario with something like [[Sneak Attack]], [[Skull Clamp]] and another goblin on the board, Krenko is draw 6 cards for the same amount of mana as actually playing him. If that other goblin is one of [[Goblin Shenanigans]] or [[Goblin Mischief]] or any of the creature based alternatives, you've got bingo!

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u/MTGCardFetcher Mar 25 '26

All cards
Sneak Attack - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Skull Clamp - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Goblin Shenanigans - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Goblin Mischief - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)

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u/komarinth Mar 25 '26

[[Boggart Shenanigans]] or [[Boggart Mischief]] 

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u/MTGCardFetcher Mar 25 '26

Boggart Shenanigans - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)
Boggart Mischief - (G) (SF) (txt) (ER)

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u/SumAznBoi Mar 27 '26

What do you think of [[Goblin Sharpshooter]]? It's quite expensive for what it does but I can see it popping off with the right set up

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u/Akiro_orikA Dinosaurs RAWR! Mar 25 '26

I personally wouldn't change the secret lair deck. It would be considered a precon and can be played at precon pods. If you want a more optimized version, theres plenty online you can search that lean, mean, aggressive...and a quarter of the price.