Kicking off the third century of Moxfield’s Finest articles, Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted from The Hobbit Commander (HOC) weaponizes continuous Amass triggers to turn Rakdos token strategies into evasive combat wins.
As a 3/3 Goblin Noble costing five mana (), Great Goblin triggers amass Goblins 3 whenever he enters the battlefield or attacks. Furthermore, he gives all Armies you control Trample. By pairing entry-and-attack Amass triggers with token sacrifice engines, +1/+1 counter multipliers, and aggressive Goblin tribal synergies, Great Goblin constructs a massive, unchumpable Army token that crushes opponent life totals.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted list, detailing how to maximize Amass triggers, grant Trample evasion, and dominate combat phases.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Great Goblin requires rapid Rakdos mana acceleration, additional Amass support cards, sacrifice outlets for value, and haste sources to attack immediately.
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Early Game (Turns 1–3): Accelerate mana with Sol Ring, Dark Ritual, or Talisman of Indulgence, while laying down early Amass tools like Orcish Bowmasters or Mirkwood Bats.
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Mid Game (Turns 4–5): Cast Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted to immediately create or enlarge a Goblin Army token with three +1/+1 counters and Trample.
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Late Game (Turns 5+): Attack with Great Goblin to continuously add counters, fling or sacrifice giant Army tokens to Fling or Goblin Bombardment, and re-amass a new threat on the same turn.
2. Moxfield Highlights: Amass Synergies & Token Amplification
The top community lists on Moxfield optimize Great Goblin by combining fast Amass engines with counter multipliers and sacrifice payoffs.
Orcish Bowmasters / Corsairs of Umbar
Secondary Amass engines. Continually add counters to your existing Army or spawn new forces to benefit from Great Goblin’s global Trample granting capability.
Roaming Throne / Strionic Resonator
Trigger doubling suite. Naming Goblin with Roaming Throne doubles Great Goblin’s entry and attack abilities to amass Goblins 6 on a single combat swing.
Goblin Bombardment / Phyrexian Altar / Fling
Sacrifice value outlets. Converts oversized Trampling Armies into massive direct damage or instant mana bursts when facing opposing board wipes.
Deflecting Swat / Deadly Rollick / Lightning Greaves
Protective combat suite. Grants Haste to ensure immediate combat Amass triggers while shielding Great Goblin from single-target removal.
3. Copy & Paste Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted 100-Card Decklist
Use the text box below to copy the complete highly-optimized community list. It contains exactly 1 Commander and 99 mainboard cards, calibrated for an error-free import into Moxfield.
1 Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted
1 Abrade
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Animate Dead
1 Arcane Signet
1 Badlands
1 Blood Crypt
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Chaos Warp
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Corsairs of Umbar
1 Culling the Weak
1 Dark Ritual
1 Dauthi Voidwalker
1 Deadly Rollick
1 Deflecting Swat
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Diabolic Intent
1 Dockside Extortionist
1 Feed the Swarm
1 Fling
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Goblin Bombardment
1 Goblin Chieftain
1 Goblin Engineer
1 Goblin Matron
1 Goblin Rabblemaster
1 Goblin Recruiter
1 Goblin Sharpshooter
1 Goblin Warchief
1 Imperial Seal
1 Jeska's Will
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Krenko, Mob Boss
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Marsh Flats
1 Mayhem Devil
1 Mirkwood Bats
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Orcish Bowmasters
1 Pashalik Mons
1 Phyrexian Altar
1 Polluted Delta
1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
1 Reanimate
1 Roaming Throne
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Skirk Prospector
1 Sol Ring
1 Strionic Resonator
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Talisman of Indulgence
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Vandalblast
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Warren Instigator
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 You Find a Cursed Idol
1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
1 Tibalt's Trickery
1 Birgi, God of Storytelling
15 Swamp
15 Mountain
Summary: Amass the Horde, Trample Blockers, Dominate the Table
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Great Goblin, Foul-Hearted because linking repeated Amass triggers with inherent Trample turns an growing Army into an evasive clock for opponents. By stacking counters on entry and attack while maintaining instant sacrifice answers, Great Goblin commands the battlefield with ease. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, grow your Army, and dominate your Commander pod.
