---
name: "Goblin Turncoat"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Regenerate"]
set: "LGN"
set_name: "Legions"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jim Nelson"
oracle_id: "297c2ddf-6d2d-4ed4-ab37-716514d5e3b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/goblin-turncoat-lgn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Goblin Turncoat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Regenerate

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a Goblin: Regenerate this creature.

> *« Les gobelins trahissent volontiers, mais ce sont eux qui fixent le prix de leur trahison. »— Phage l'Intouchable*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Chirurgeon](/printing/goblin-chirurgeon-fem.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
2. [Goblin Legionnaire](/printing/goblin-legionnaire-prm.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
3. [Kjeldoran Dead](/printing/kjeldoran-dead-6ed.md) — Creature — Skeleton
4. [Drudge Skeletons](/printing/drudge-skeletons-9ed.md) — Creature — Skeleton
5. [Asphodel Wanderer](/printing/asphodel-wanderer-ths.md) — Creature — Skeleton Soldier
6. [Vampire Warlord](/printing/vampire-warlord-m14.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legions (LGN) #72
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jim Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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