---
name: "Swarming Goblins"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Goblin"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "AFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms"
collector_number: "162"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrew Mar"
oracle_id: "6a038dec-2d9c-4422-a0f3-94bf70e55217"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swarming-goblins-afr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Swarming Goblins
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, roll a d20.
1—9 | Create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
10—19 | Create two of those tokens.
20 | Create three of those tokens.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Box of Free-Range Goblins](/printing/box-of-free-range-goblins-ust.md) — Sorcery
2. [Goblin Gang Leader](/printing/goblin-gang-leader-xana.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
3. [Goblin Gathering](/printing/goblin-gathering-rna.md) — Sorcery
4. [Goblin Warrens](/printing/goblin-warrens-6ed.md) — Enchantment
5. [Beetleback Chief](/printing/beetleback-chief-plst.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
6. [Goblin Instigator](/printing/goblin-instigator-plst.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #162
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrew Mar
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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