---
name: "Goblin Instigator"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Rogue"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "M19-142"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Filip Burburan"
oracle_id: "8b022754-6d16-470e-b754-4df6e4f4709e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-instigator-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Goblin Instigator
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.

> *"We can take 'em. You go first!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Gang Leader](/printing/goblin-gang-leader-xana.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
2. [Goblin Assault](/printing/goblin-assault-plst.md) — Enchantment
3. [Elder Auntie](/printing/elder-auntie-ecl.md) — Creature — Goblin Warlock
4. [Beetleback Chief](/printing/beetleback-chief-plst.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
5. [Tin Street Cadet](/printing/tin-street-cadet-anb.md) — Creature — Goblin
6. [Siege-Gang Commander](/printing/siege-gang-commander-blc.md) — Creature — Goblin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #M19-142
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Filip Burburan
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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