The Commander
Whenever Pashalik Mons or another Goblin you control dies, Pashalik Mons deals 1 damage to any target.
, Sacrifice a Goblin: Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Guide
Gameplan
Flood the board with Goblins, then sacrifice them en masse to ping opponents and creatures with Pashalik Mons' death trigger. You build a wide army with token makers and Goblin synergy, loop sacrifices through outlets, and grind value until the table dies to a thousand cuts or a sacrifice-fueled combo.
Strengths
- Built-in repeatable damage on every Goblin death, no extra outlet needed
- Cheap commander that immediately powers an established, deep Goblin tribal pool
- Self-contained token engine via the activated ability
- Excellent at punishing board wipes and chump-blocking the table
Weaknesses
- Mono-red lacks card draw and recovery outside red staples
- Slow individual ping damage means you need scaling or combos to close
- Vulnerable to graveyard hate and creature-light stax
- Removing the commander shuts off your primary damage source
Key Cards
- Krenko, Mob Boss — Doubles your Goblin count each turn, fueling massive sacrifice and ping payloads.
- Skirk Prospector — Free sacrifice outlet that turns every Goblin into mana and a Pashalik ping.
- Goblin Bombardment — A second free sac outlet that stacks damage alongside Pashalik's triggers.
- Purphoros, God of the Forge — Each Goblin entering deals 2 to everyone, pairing with token floods for a kill.
- Goblin Sharpshooter — Untaps on each creature death, letting you chain Pashalik sacrifices into board-clearing pings.
- Impact Tremors — Cheap enters-the-battlefield damage that turns wide token production into reach.
Upgrade Path
Add ramp like Goblin Recruiter into Conspicuous Snoop and Kiki-Jiki package for tutoring and combo lines, plus Treasure-based mana such as Dockside Extortionist. Tighten the sacrifice loops with Goblin Bombardment, Skirk Prospector, and Purphoros to enable infinite-token kills, and include red card advantage like Outpost Siege, Wheel of Misfortune, and Mind's Desire to keep refueling. Swift Krenko enablers (Thornbite Staff, Umbral Mantle) elevate the deck to combo-centric high power.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Krenko-fueled token floods sacrificed for lethal Pashalik pings
- ▸Purphoros or Impact Tremors converting mass token entries into damage
- ▸Infinite sacrifice loops (e.g. Skirk Prospector + token doublers + Purphoros) for one-shot kills
- ▸Going wide and swinging with an overwhelming Goblin board
Archetypes
- Goblin Tribal — Pashalik anchors a dedicated Goblin army with built-in payoff for dying.
- Aristocrats — Sacrifice synergies convert Goblins into repeatable direct damage and value.
- Tokens — His activated ability and Goblin doublers generate endless fodder to sacrifice.
- Combo — Infinite-token or untap loops with Pashalik close games outright.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (R), by popularity.
