---
name: "Champion of the Weird"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Berserker"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Blight", "Behold"]
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "360"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lucas Graciano"
oracle_id: "1726f9cd-6f18-4509-b95b-bca82ba795a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/champion-of-the-weird-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Champion of the Weird
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Berserker
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Blight, Behold

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, behold a Goblin and exile it. (Exile a Goblin you control or a Goblin card from your hand.)
Pay 1 life, Blight 2: Target opponent blights 2. Activate only as a sorcery.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mudbutton Cursetosser](/printing/mudbutton-cursetosser-ecl.md) — Creature — Goblin Warlock
2. [Chaos Spewer](/printing/chaos-spewer-ecl.md) — Creature — Goblin Warlock
3. [Gutsplitter Gang](/printing/gutsplitter-gang-ecl.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker
4. [Taster of Wares](/printing/taster-of-wares-ecl.md) — Creature — Goblin Warlock
5. [Goblin Researcher](/printing/goblin-researcher-j22.md) — Creature — Goblin Wizard
6. [Bogslither's Embrace](/printing/bogslithers-embrace-ecl.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #360
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lucas Graciano
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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