---
name: "Hobgoblin Dragoon"
mana_cost: "{2}{R/W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Knight"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "First strike"]
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "142"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matt Cavotta"
oracle_id: "3bbfceba-9f3a-4988-a009-13c9472138b1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hobgoblin-dragoon-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hobgoblin Dragoon
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R/W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, First strike

## Oracle Text
Flying, first strike

> *The faeries snickered at first. A common hob in Oona's skies? But his lance ended their mockery, and now the sound of a cicada's wings brings a shudder to the faerie heart.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Sky Raider](/printing/goblin-sky-raider-dpa.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
2. [Goblin Brawler](/printing/goblin-brawler-5dn.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
3. [Goblin Striker](/printing/goblin-striker-mrd.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker
4. [Goblin Berserker](/printing/goblin-berserker-uds.md) — Creature — Goblin Berserker
5. [Goblin Glider](/printing/goblin-glider-s99.md) — Creature — Goblin
6. [Hearthfire Hobgoblin](/printing/hearthfire-hobgoblin-mm2.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #142
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matt Cavotta
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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