---
name: "Goblin Shortcutter"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Scout"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "128"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jesper Ejsing"
oracle_id: "29863706-fa4e-49ed-9f40-69ae503abba3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-shortcutter-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, target creature can't block this turn.

> *「鬼怪很容易对付，但还是得小心。 从尸体身上偷东西毕竟比从活人身上简单得多。」 ～莎米勒，于姆拉撒探险队本部*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Subterranean Scout](/printing/subterranean-scout-ori.md) — Creature — Goblin Scout
2. [Goblin Tunneler](/printing/goblin-tunneler-roe.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
3. [Goblin Rimerunner](/printing/goblin-rimerunner-csp.md) — Snow Creature — Goblin Warrior
4. [Sneaking Guide](/printing/sneaking-guide-znr.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
5. [Goblin Raider](/printing/goblin-raider-8ed.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
6. [Frenzied Goblin](/printing/frenzied-goblin-j22.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #128
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jesper Ejsing
- **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: `legal`