Goblin Treasures...........

[madmanmike25]

..or Goblin Trash?

I haven't seen any recent Goblin lists but I saw 2 cards from Morningtide that might have some application in a Goblin deck.

From Mtgsalvation.com:

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Sensation Gorger            1RR
Creature - Goblin Shaman 
Kinship - At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with Sensation Gorger you may reveal it. If you do, each player discards his or her hand and draws four cards.
"More. More. MORE!!"
  2/2                     
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There is a remarkably high probability that the creature you can reveal will be a goblin.  The downside is obvious; Who wants their opponent to draw 4 cards?  The upside is more subtle.  You have the CHOICE of whether or not to use this ability.  It also depends on how many Goblins you pack into a deck and whether or not Goblin Warchief is in play.  Drawing into 1 or 2 Piledrivers could be huge.   Would the discard have any benefits?  I guess this card should be directly compared with Ringleader.  Also, one should consider how to make this affect more 1-sided by playing with Thorn of Amethyst.

--Another thing I just thought of is that this Goblin *might* mitigate the inclusion of SSG for acceleration.  Probably not though.

The other card is:

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Taurean Mauler             2R
Creature - Shapeshifter 
Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times)
Whenever an opponent plays a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Taurean Mauler.
The power of a waterfall. The fury of an avalanche. The intellect of a gale-force wind.
Illus. Dominick Domingo  2/2
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Yup, he's a Goblin.  He has a very acceptable cc for a 2 color deck, since I will probably guess that R/G Gobbo's is better than just mono-red Gobbo's.  I can't see this as being a bad card maindeck if you play in a meta full of GAT.  If you back him up with Stingscrourgers(which should be in Goblin decks), you can gain an edge against all those 1cc spells.

So I ask, are these cards trash or might they be treasures for Goblin players??(all 4 of them)
I don't play Goblins, so you decide.

Mike

P.S.  Feel free to post Goblin lists here.

[SonataOfTheCathedral]

I just see these cards being a bit too slow. I can see the pump Dryad *possibly* being a one of. But I think I rather play Goblin Pyromancer as a one of before him, since he allows you put you into more "oops my crappy guys got there" type of situation. Especially vs. GAT I find myself wishing I had more relevant Goblins since my team very often consists of a Matron, Fanatic, and a Ringleader, with the really good guys getting countered or killed.

[zaltman]

Just a thought, the discard could work wonders with Patriarchs bidding or living death.