The Commander
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever Rulik Mons attacks, look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped. If you didn't put a card onto the battlefield this way, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
Guide
Gameplan
Attack with Rulik Mons every turn to either ramp a land into play or spawn a Goblin token, then leverage those triggers with landfall payoffs and Goblin tribal synergies. You snowball a wide board while accelerating your mana, eventually closing with a swarm of Goblins or a landfall-fueled beatdown. Rebuying the attack trigger and keeping Rulik alive is the core engine.
Strengths
- Built-in card/board advantage every combat with no extra mana investment
- Hybrid landfall ramp and token generation gives flexible payoff lines
- Menace makes Rulik hard to block and keeps the engine attacking
- Cheap four-mana commander that's easy to recast and abuse with extra combats
Weaknesses
- Engine relies on Rulik connecting/attacking, so removal and stax shut it down
- Triggers are single-instance per attack unless you add extra-combat or copy effects
- Top-of-library is random—no inherent way to guarantee land vs. token without manipulation
- Token half is just 1/1 vanilla bodies without anthems or sacrifice outlets
Key Cards
- Krenko, Mob Boss — Turns the trickle of Goblin tokens into an explosive army for a wide finish.
- Aggravated Assault — Untaps for extra combats, re-triggering Rulik's attack ability multiple times per turn.
- Scute Swarm — A premier landfall payoff that snowballs alongside Rulik's land-into-play trigger.
- Purphoros, God of the Forge — Converts every Goblin token into direct damage, providing reach and a noncombat win.
- Goblin Bombardment — Free sacrifice outlet that turns tokens into damage and protects against board wipes.
- Sword of the Animist — Stacks more land drops on Rulik's attacks while buffing and protecting him.
Upgrade Path
Add top-deck manipulation (Sylvan Library, Mirri's Guile, Scroll Rack) so you choose lands versus tokens, plus extra-combat enablers like Aggravated Assault and Combat Celebrant to multiply triggers. Layer in payoffs that scale—Purphoros, Impact Tremors, Craterhoof Behemoth—and protect Rulik with hexproof gear or Lightning Greaves. Tighten the mana with fast ramp and a strong landfall package to convert the engine into faster, more resilient kills.
Core Cards
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Win Conditions
- ▸Overrun-style mass pump (Craterhoof Behemoth, Overwhelming Stampede) for lethal Goblin swings
- ▸Krenko-fueled Goblin army with sacrifice/damage outlets like Purphoros or Goblin Bombardment
- ▸Landfall payoffs (Scute Swarm, Avenger of Zendikar) burying the board in creatures
- ▸Extra-combat loops with Aggravated Assault generating overwhelming triggers
Archetypes
- Goblin Tribal — Rulik generates Goblins and synergizes with Krenko, anthems, and Goblin lords for a swarm.
- Landfall — The attack trigger drops extra lands, fueling Scute Swarm, Avenger of Zendikar, and ramp payoffs.
- Aristocrats — Endless 1/1 tokens feed sacrifice outlets like Goblin Bombardment and Mayhem Devil.
- Tokens Go-Wide — Steady token production plus anthems and overrun effects close games through combat.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (GR), by popularity.
