---
name: "Goblin Sappers"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Goblin"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "189"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeff A. Menges"
oracle_id: "9e095761-cdae-4ab2-b2d3-099b0b39600a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-sappers-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
{R}{R}, {T}: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Destroy it and this creature at end of combat.
{R}{R}{R}{R}, {T}: Target creature you control can't be blocked this turn. Destroy it at end of combat.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Tunneler](/printing/goblin-tunneler-roe.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
2. [Goblin Shortcutter](/printing/goblin-shortcutter-zen.md) — Creature — Goblin Scout
3. [War-Torch Goblin](/printing/war-torch-goblin-rav.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
4. [Battle-Scarred Goblin](/printing/battle-scarred-goblin-hoc.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
5. [Goblin Grenadiers](/printing/goblin-grenadiers-wth.md) — Creature — Goblin
6. [Goblin Rimerunner](/printing/goblin-rimerunner-csp.md) — Snow Creature — Goblin Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #189
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeff A. Menges
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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