Rummage through the trash with a Commander deck for Magic: The Gathering’s Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer.

Between these two categories,Krenko, Mob Boss allows you to build an incredibly powerful gamestateincredibly quickly.

Building The Deck

Krenko, Mob Boss only does one thing:Make Goblins.

Krenko kicks in a door, shiv in hand. Behind him, several key cards line up like a mob.

to make it get the engine going,you need a handful of Goblins before you activate Krenkos ability.

Each of these that you control makes Krenkos Goblin tokens bigger and meaner.

While Goblins are great at going wide, Krenko also lends himself to combos.

Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer, holds a red-hot giant wrench over his shoulder and grins. A selection of important cards is spread out behind him.

Goblin War Strike, by Pete Venters

Ramp

Goblins tend to be cheap, sothis deck doesnt need much mana acceleration.

Skirk Prospector allows you to sacrifice Goblins for red manaat a one-to-one ratio.

Make some tokens, then scrap a few for mana!

A swarm of Goblins launches a war strike using primitive weapons.

Goblin War Strike, by Pete Venters

Ashnods Altar works about the same way, but it producestwo colorless mana per creature instead of one red.

The biggest burst of mana will come fromMana Echoes.

This enchantment will give youone colorless mana for each Goblin you control every time a Goblin comes into play.

Krenko, Mob Boss card in MTG.

Combo Mana Echoes with Krenko, Mob Boss and Umbral Mantle to make aninfinite Goblin and mana loop.

Draw

Reds draw options are limited, mostly falling into either the impulse draw or looting mechanics.

But there are a few excellent options available that you should take advantage of.

A Goblin doctor stitches a Llanowar Elf’s head to a muscular, tiger-furred body.

Goblin Chirurgeon, by Phil Foglio

Goblin Kingis a classic: It simplygives all other Goblins +1/+1 and Mountainwalk.

If youre building a higher-power Krenko, Mob Boss deck,consider adding Blood Moon.

Combined with Goblin King, your Goblins will usually be unblockable.

The Mana Echoes card, from Onslaught.

A little lower in the pecking order isGoblin Chieftain, whichgives all other Goblins you control +1/+1 and haste.

Hobgoblin Bandit Lordnot onlygives your Goblins +1/+1, it can straight up kill one of your opponents.

Then you just pay one red andtap Hobgoblin Bandit Lord to blast an opponentfor all that damage at once.

The Umbral Mantle card, from Shadowmoor.

Since youll usually have a lot of junk Goblin tokens,Goblin Trashmaster offers excellent artifact control.

Is it worth it to sacrifice a token to destroy a combo piece?

What about a Sol Ring?

The Goblin Ringleader card, from Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins.

Heck, you might have enough to start breaking your opponents Treasure tokens.

This deck includes a few tutors that can help you find the perfect Goblin for any circumstance.

Goblin Matronis a little less powerful, since she onlyfinds one Goblin and adds it to your hand.

The Goblin Trashmaster card, from Core Set 2019.

With a lot of Goblins in the deck,Muxus, Goblin Grandeeis likely to hit gold.

Dragon Fodder and Krenkos Command are functionally identical:Each sorcery produces two 1/1 Goblin tokensfor two mana.

But Mogg War Marshal does the same thing, while providing an extra sac target and boardwipe resistance.

The Moggcatcher card, from Nemesis.

It cant do quite as much damage, but youll have way more fodder!

It doesnt create Goblin tokens, butWarren Instigator puts Goblins into play from your handalmost for free.

Winning

There are several ways to end the game with this deck.

The Warren Instigator card, from Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins.

Meanwhile,Pashalik Monstakes the opposite approach,pinging players or other targets whenever one of your Goblins dies.

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Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin MTG Card.

The Goblin War Strike card, from Scourge.

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Tabletop

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