Ultimate Green Goblin
BRLegendary Creature — Goblin Villain

Ultimate Green Goblin

Mana value3EDHREC#8,516

The Commander

At the beginning of your upkeep, discard a card, then create a Treasure token.

Mayhem {2}{B/R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for {2}{B/R} if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)

Guide

Gameplan

Ultimate Green Goblin turns your upkeep into a reliable engine: discard a card, make a Treasure, and either reanimate the discarded threat or recast it via Mayhem. You ramp aggressively with Treasures while filling your graveyard, then convert that fuel into oversized threats, reanimation, or burn to close the game. Build around the fact that discard is upside, not a cost.

Strengths

  • Free recurring Treasure each turn ramps and fixes mana in a two-color deck
  • Built-in graveyard filling enables reanimator and madness/Mayhem payoffs
  • Mayhem lets the commander itself recur after being discarded or killed
  • Cheap 3-mana commander gets back on the board fast after removal
  • Treasures fuel sacrifice, artifact, and big-mana payoffs

Weaknesses

  • Forced discard each upkeep can hurt with an empty or wrong hand
  • Relies on graveyard, so graveyard hate (Rest in Peace, Bojuka Bog) is devastating
  • No inherent evasion or protection—commander is fragile and a removal magnet
  • Card disadvantage if you can't profit from what you discard
  • Treasure ramp invites artifact wipes like Vandalblast

Key Cards

  • Faithless LootingDoubles down on the loot-and-discard plan to pitch reanimation targets early.
  • ReanimateCheaply returns whatever giant threat you discarded to the battlefield.
  • Animate DeadReliable repeatable reanimation that turns forced discards into bombs.
  • Archfiend of IfnirPunishes opponents every time you discard, turning your upkeep into a board wipe engine.
  • Bone MiserConverts each discard into cards, mana, or tokens for explosive value.
  • Dockside ExtortionistTreasure generation synergizes with your token output for big mana swings.
  • Goblin WelderSacrifices Treasures to cheat artifacts and abuse your graveyard.

Upgrade Path

Add premium reanimation (Reanimate, Animate Dead, Persist) with high-impact discard targets like Archon of Cruelty and Sheoldred, Whispering One. Lean into Treasure payoffs (Dockside, Mr. House) and graveyard protection so a single Rest in Peace doesn't end your game, and include fast mana like Dark Ritual and Jeweled Lotus to deploy your commander and reanimation ahead of curve.

Core Cards

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Win Conditions

  • Reanimating an evasive beater (Archon of Cruelty, Razaketh) and grinding out incremental value
  • Treasure-fueled X-burn or big-mana finishers
  • Aristocrats drain via repeated sacrifice and recursion
  • Goblin Welder/Daretti loops abusing artifacts and the graveyard

Archetypes

  • ReanimatorForced upkeep discard plus Treasure ramp lets you pitch and reanimate huge threats consistently.
  • Madness/Discard MattersMayhem and discard payoffs reward dumping cards from hand every turn.
  • Treasure/ArtifactsSteady Treasure generation fuels artifact synergies and big-mana plays.
  • AristocratsSacrificing Treasures and recurring creatures feeds drain and sacrifice engines.

Combos

No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.

Related Commanders

Same color identity (BR), by popularity.

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