---
name: "Goblin Surprise"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kevin Sidharta"
oracle_id: "79cd09e8-d738-47c0-9473-b6281bec6935"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-surprise-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Goblin Surprise
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
• Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

> *« Hé, votre porte est cassée ! »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [You See a Pair of Goblins](/printing/you-see-a-pair-of-goblins-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Frontline Rush](/printing/frontline-rush-tdm.md) — Instant
3. [Goblin War Party](/printing/goblin-war-party-mh1.md) — Sorcery
4. [Krenko's Command](/printing/krenkos-command-ddn.md) — Sorcery
5. [Goblin Wizardry](/printing/goblin-wizardry-clu.md) — Instant
6. [Dragon Fodder](/printing/dragon-fodder-ddg.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kevin Sidharta
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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