---
name: "Boros Recruit"
mana_cost: "{R/W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Soldier"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "243"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Keith Garletts"
oracle_id: "00abb43b-550f-42d2-9049-61ac56ff5d8d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/boros-recruit-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Boros Recruit
- **Mana Cost:** `{R/W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
({R/W} can be paid with either {R} or {W}.)
First strike

> *« Regardez ce gobelin. Autrefois, il était sauvage, agressif et idiot. Les Boros lui ont donné les talents d'un soldat et une cause sur laquelle se concentrer. »
—Razia*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Brawler](/printing/goblin-brawler-5dn.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
2. [Fresh-Faced Recruit](/printing/fresh-faced-recruit-clu.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Goblin Striker](/printing/goblin-striker-mrd.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker
4. [Goblin Berserker](/printing/goblin-berserker-uds.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker
5. [Bloodmark Mentor](/printing/bloodmark-mentor-shm.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
6. [Riot Piker](/printing/riot-piker-dgm.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #243
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Keith Garletts
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`