Goblin Engineer
Creature — Goblin Artificer1/2$8.79
When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle. , , Sacrifice an artifact: Return target artifact card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Legal in Commander
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Combos 2
Goblin Engineer + Crime Novelist + Thornbite Staff
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less. You have an artifact creature card in your graveyard with mana value 3 or less.
Steps
Activate Goblin Engineer by paying {R}, tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less, targeting another artifact creature with mana value 3 or less in your graveyard. When the artifact creature dies, Goblin Engineer and Crime Novelist triggers. Resolve the Goblin Engineer trigger, untapping it. Resolve the Crime Novelist trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {R}. Resolve the Goblin Engineer ability, returning the targeted artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat.
Goblin Engineer + Crime Novelist + Intruder Alarm
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
- Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Infinite untap of creatures
Commander Spellbook ↗How it works
Before you start
You control a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less. You have an artifact creature card in your graveyard with mana value 3 or less.
Steps
Activate Goblin Engineer by paying {R}, tapping it and sacrificing a nontoken artifact creature with mana value 3 or less, targeting another artifact creature with mana value 3 or less in your graveyard. When the artifact creature dies, Goblin Engineer and Crime Novelist triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on it and adding {R}. Resolve the Goblin Engineer ability, returning the targeted artifact creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. When the artifact creature enters, Intruder Alarm triggers, untapping all creatures. Repeat.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. Only combos of 2 or 3 named cards are listed.
Best commanders
Commanders whose abilities work with this card and share its colors, from what the cards do.
- Carnage, Crimson ChaosGoblin Engineer fills your graveyard, which Carnage, Crimson Chaos can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- Sami, Ship's EngineerGoblin Engineer taps your creatures, which Sami, Ship's Engineer can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- Havi, the All-FatherGoblin Engineer fills your graveyard, which Havi, the All-Father can use because it counts cards in your graveyard.
- Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of OrderGoblin Engineer taps your creatures, which Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order can use because it cares how many of your creatures are tapped.
- Terra, Herald of HopeGoblin Engineer fills your graveyard, which Terra, Herald of Hope can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Sauron, Lord of the RingsGoblin Engineer fills your graveyard, which Sauron, Lord of the Rings can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Admiral Brass, UnsinkableGoblin Engineer fills your graveyard, which Admiral Brass, Unsinkable can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward BonderGoblin Engineer fills your graveyard, which Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder can use because it reanimates creatures.
- Banon, the Returners' LeaderGoblin Engineer fills your graveyard, which Banon, the Returners' Leader can use because it casts cards from your graveyard.
- The Fourteenth DoctorThe Fourteenth Doctor copies creatures, which Goblin Engineer can use because it has an enter-the-battlefield trigger.