---
name: "Shambling Goblin"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Goblin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "JMP"
set_name: "Jumpstart"
collector_number: "277"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Yeong-Hao Han"
oracle_id: "9d8c39f2-ddb5-4b79-861a-e1e25f447c29"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shambling-goblin-jmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shambling Goblin
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Goblin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
When this creature dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

> *"The Kolaghan send them at us. We kill and raise them. They fight the next wave the Kolaghan send. It's a neat little cycle."
—Asmala, Silumgar sorcerer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Festering Goblin](/printing/festering-goblin-9ed.md) — Creature — Zombie Goblin
2. [Grim Physician](/printing/grim-physician-thb.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Splatter Goblin](/printing/splatter-goblin-dmu.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Goblin
4. [Front Porch Sentries](/printing/front-porch-sentries-hob.md) — Creature — Goblin Soldier
5. [Hornet Harasser](/printing/hornet-harasser-lrw.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
6. [Noxious Ghoul](/printing/noxious-ghoul-hop.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart (JMP) #277
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Yeong-Hao Han
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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