#Mtg goldfish standard goblins free
Finally, our sideboard plans against grindy decks is to bring in Impact Tremors, and when we have an Impact Tremors on the battlefield each time we dash a Mardu Scout we get one free damage. It is also better in the late game than most two drops, because we can always cast it with haste to get in some damage on an empty board. In this situation, Mardu Scout is almost a Ball Lightning, representing five damage (it gives Goblin Piledriver an additional +2/+0) split across two bodies for only two mana.
#Mtg goldfish standard goblins plus
One of these times is on turn four, when we can go turn one Goblin Glory Chaser, turn two Goblin Piledriver, turn three Hordeling Outburst, and turn four Subterranean Scout plus dashed Mardu Scout. However, there are a couple situations where the dash ability really makes Mardu Scout shine. Most of the time Mardu Scout is just filler, an aggressively costed Goblin we can play on turn two when we don't have a better option. While we will do our best to maximize its value by getting a Goblin Piledriver on the battlefield first, we are not above slamming it on turn two and going on the offensive. Otherwise, Subterranean Scout is a fine two drop. Second, and more importantly, it allows us to make our Goblin Piledriver unblockable for a turn and get in a ton of damage. First, it makes our turn one Goblin Glory Chaser much better because we can get in an attack (and make it renown) through an opponent's two drop. Subterranean Scout is in our deck for two reasons. We have enough reach in our deck that, with just one big Goblin Piledriver attack, we can usually cobble together enough damage to finish the game. When we have the option to make it unblockable and get in a big hit, we do it. Every turn a Goblin Piledriver sits on the battlefield without attacking is another turn for our opponent to draw a removal spell. As a result, when we have a Goblin Piledriver on the battlefield we want to prioritize getting in damage above all else. That said, it does have one big problem: it dies to everything from Wild Slash to Ultimate Price to Surge of Righteousness to Kolaghan's Command.
The combination of ample Goblin tokens and cards like Subterrenian Hanger and Goblin Heelcutter to force through damage makes it an incredibly fast clock, often hitting for 11 damage on turn four. Goblin Piledriver is the reason to play this deck.
As a result, I've gotten in the habit of siding it out in game two if we win game one in most matchups. On the other hand, when we play it turn one on the draw it often ends up getting stonewalled by a Jace, Vryn's Prodigy or Hangarback Walker and does nothing for the entire game.
When we play it turn one on the play, it is amazing because we almost always get in an attack and make it renown, at which point it can swing past all our opponents two drops thanks to menace. Goblin Glory Chaser itself is a really high variance card. One thing that would make Goblins even better would be another playable one drop, and while I wanted to make sure everything was a Goblin for the sake of Goblin Piledriver, it might be correct to consider something like Zurgo Bellstriker or Monastery Swiftspear just to have even more aggressive starts. It gives us an amount of reach that most aggro decks in the format are missing.
Since we almost always have a random token around to sacrifice, the card is just crazy in our deck. Plus, we are the only deck is Standard that gets to play four main deck copies of Lightning Bolt in Collateral Damage. The combination of Goblin Piledriver, a bunch of Goblins tokens, and Subterranean Scout or Goblin Heelcutter is deadly for our opponents. After playing a bunch of matches with this deck, I have to say that I'm very impressed with how often it closes out the game on turn four or turn five.
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