At a glance
- Format: Brawl (100-card)
- Commander: Krenko, Mob Boss
- Colors: Red (R)
- Archetype: Mono-Red Goblin go-wide
- Power tier: competitive
- Competitive Brawl: ✅ Legal
Strategy
Mono-red Goblin go-wide aggro commanded by Krenko, Mob Boss. Krenko taps to make a number of Goblins equal to the Goblins you control, so the deck floods the board and snowballs: anthems and haste enablers (Goblin Chieftain, Goblin Trashmaster, Ogre Battledriver) turn that flood lethal the turn it lands, and Swiftfoot Boots gives Krenko haste + hexproof so it can tap immediately and dodge removal. A deep burn package (Chandra’s Incinerator, Screaming Nemesis, ~15 burn spells) clears blockers and doubles as a second win angle / reach over lifegain. Anti-wrath insurance: Goblin Bombardment turns the whole board into face damage in response to a sweeper, and Den of the Bugbear is a creature-land that survives wipes. Breeches rides along in the 99 as a cheap Goblin. (Ragavan is fully BANNED in Competitive Brawl — command zone AND the 99 — so it is not in this deck.)
Upgrade path
Commander Krenko, Mob Boss is OWNED (0 wildcards). User-approved RARE crafts (anti-wrath / go-wide): Goblin Chieftain, Goblin Bombardment, Den of the Bugbear = 3 rare WC. ZERO mythic crafts. Fully Competitive-Brawl legal (no banned cards). Casual twin with Ragavan: brawl-ragavan (regular Brawl only).
Cards
Decklist
Paste straight into MTG Arena (or Moxfield/Archidekt):
Commander
1 Krenko, Mob Boss
Deck
1 Fanatical Firebrand
1 Frenzied Goblin
1 Ghitu Lavarunner
1 Clockwork Percussionist
1 Tin Street Cadet
1 Nest Robber
1 Heartfire Immolator
1 Searslicer Goblin
1 Molten-Core Maestro
1 Riveteers Requisitioner
1 Casey Jones, Jury-Rig Justiciar
1 Mai, Jaded Edge
1 Firebending Student
1 Brazen Collector
1 Plundering Pirate
1 Screaming Nemesis
1 Howlsquad Heavy
1 Ty Lee, Artful Acrobat
1 Flamekin Gildweaver
1 Rekindling Phoenix
1 Ogre Battledriver
1 Goblin Gang Leader
1 Quaketusk Boar
1 Slash, Reptile Rampager
1 Chandra's Incinerator
1 Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry
1 Pugnacious Pugilist
1 Burst Lightning
1 Shock
1 Lightning Strike
1 Torch the Tower
1 Abrade
1 Scorching Dragonfire
1 Brimstone Volley
1 Skewer the Critics
1 Plasma Bolt
1 Fiery Annihilation
1 Feed the Flames
1 Tweeze
1 Thunder Magic
1 Seize the Spoils
1 Big Score
1 Laughing Mad
1 Grab the Prize
1 Dragon Fodder
1 Goblin Gathering
1 Arcane Signet
1 Goldvein Pick
1 Beamtown Beatstick
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Twin Blades
1 Command Tower
1 Rockface Village
1 Fire Nation Palace
1 Rumble Arena
1 The Autonomous Furnace
1 Rocky Roads
1 Sandstorm Verge
1 Evolving Wilds
24 Mountain
1 Greasewrench Goblin
1 Breeches, Eager Pillager
1 Goblin Trashmaster
1 Goblin Surprise
1 Elder Auntie
1 Gleeful Demolition
1 Scuzzback Scrounger
1 Enterprising Scallywag
1 Sourbread Auntie
1 Goblin Chieftain
1 Goblin Bombardment
1 Den of the Bugbear
1 Hangarback Walker
1 End-Blaze Epiphany
1 Tannuk, Steadfast Second
1 Impact Tremors
Ideal build (upgrade target)
Ideal doubles down on the Goblin go-wide engine, cutting non-Goblin filler (Quaketusk Boar, Slash, Wingnut, Pugnacious Pugilist, Ty Lee) and marginal equipment/card-draw (Goldvein Pick, Beamtown Beatstick, Twin Blades, Laughing Mad) for the best Arena Goblins. Adds a second and third Krenko engine (Tin Street Kingpin, Baron of Tin Street) plus Muxus, Rabblemaster, Legion Warboss, Conspicuous Snoop and Fable for relentless token/recursion pressure, Chainwhirler + Rundvelt as lords/board control, and go-wide payoffs Purphoros, Shared Animosity, Impact Tremors and Zariel that turn the token flood lethal. Skirk Prospector adds an explosive mana/sac engine. Top craft priorities: Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin; Purphoros, God of the Forge; Goblin Rabblemaster; Muxus, Goblin Grandee; Fable of the Mirror-Breaker.
Crafts to reach the ideal: 17 (2 mythic, 12 rare, 2 uncommon, 1 common)
- Mythic: Purphoros, God of the Forge, Zariel, Archduke of Avernus
- Rare: Conspicuous Snoop, Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki, Goblin Chainwhirler, Goblin Piledriver, Goblin Rabblemaster, Krenko, Baron of Tin Street, Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin, Legion Warboss, Moria Marauder, Muxus, Goblin Grandee, Rundvelt Hordemaster, Shared Animosity
- Uncommon: Battle Cry Goblin, Hordeling Outburst
- Common: Skirk Prospector
Full ideal list (paste into Arena):
Commander
1 Krenko, Mob Boss
Deck
1 Fanatical Firebrand
1 Frenzied Goblin
1 Tin Street Cadet
1 Nest Robber
1 Heartfire Immolator
1 Searslicer Goblin
1 Molten-Core Maestro
1 Riveteers Requisitioner
1 Firebending Student
1 Screaming Nemesis
1 Howlsquad Heavy
1 Rekindling Phoenix
1 Ogre Battledriver
1 Goblin Gang Leader
1 Chandra's Incinerator
1 Burst Lightning
1 Shock
1 Lightning Strike
1 Torch the Tower
1 Abrade
1 Scorching Dragonfire
1 Brimstone Volley
1 Skewer the Critics
1 Plasma Bolt
1 Cinder Strike
1 Fiery Annihilation
1 Feed the Flames
1 Hexgold Slash
1 Thunder Magic
1 Seize the Spoils
1 Big Score
1 Dragon Fodder
1 Goblin Gathering
1 Arcane Signet
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Command Tower
1 Rockface Village
1 Fire Nation Palace
1 Rumble Arena
1 The Autonomous Furnace
1 Rocky Roads
1 Sandstorm Verge
1 Evolving Wilds
24 Mountain
1 Greasewrench Goblin
1 Breeches, Eager Pillager
1 Goblin Trashmaster
1 Goblin Surprise
1 Elder Auntie
1 Gleeful Demolition
1 Scuzzback Scrounger
1 Enterprising Scallywag
1 Sourbread Auntie
1 Goblin Chieftain
1 Goblin Bombardment
1 Den of the Bugbear
1 Hangarback Walker
1 Mirrormind Crown
1 Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin
1 Krenko, Baron of Tin Street
1 Muxus, Goblin Grandee
1 Goblin Rabblemaster
1 Goblin Chainwhirler
1 Conspicuous Snoop
1 Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
1 Legion Warboss
1 Rundvelt Hordemaster
1 Shared Animosity
1 Skirk Prospector
1 Battle Cry Goblin
1 Hordeling Outburst
1 Goblin Piledriver
1 Moria Marauder
1 Impact Tremors
1 Zariel, Archduke of Avernus
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