---
name: "Torch Courier"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Goblin"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Haste"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "GRN-119"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "34e2d6eb-aad4-4776-872e-cebab3938aa0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/torch-courier-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Torch Courier
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Haste

## Oracle Text
Haste
Sacrifice this creature: Another target creature gains haste until end of turn.

> *"Light a torch and deliver this letter" were his instructions, which he unfortunately reversed.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Motivator](/printing/goblin-motivator-m19.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
2. [Fanatical Firebrand](/printing/fanatical-firebrand-jmp.md) — Creature — Goblin Pirate
3. [Flamestick Courier](/printing/flamestick-courier-ons.md) — Creature — Goblin
4. [Akki Drillmaster](/printing/akki-drillmaster-sok.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
5. [Warren Torchmaster](/printing/warren-torchmaster-ecl.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
6. [Hotfoot Gnome](/printing/hotfoot-gnome-lci.md) — Artifact Creature — Gnome

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #GRN-119
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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