Goblin Bombardment

The interaction

Goblin Bombardment has been generating rules arguments in sacrifice decks since Modern Horizons 2 came out, and the confusion hasn't died down. The activated ability doesn't use the stack the way a lot of players assume.

What it does

You sacrifice a creature, no mana required, and Goblin Bombardment deals 1 damage to any target. Every creature you feed it is a shock to a face or a removal spell on a small blocker.

Where it shines

Aristocrats and combo decks that need a mana-free outlet. Persist creatures like Murderous Redcap loop through it for repeatable damage, and token strategies turn every chump blocker into extra reach.

Plays well with

• Impact Tremors Every creature you sac to Goblin Bombardment also pinged for damage the moment it hit the battlefield, so you get paid twice on the same body.
• Yawgmoth, Thran Physician Yawgmoth turns your board into a card-draw engine, and Goblin Bombardment gives you a second free outlet so you're never bottlenecked on sac fodder.
• Yahenni, Undying Partisan Both are mana-free outlets, so you can spread sacrifices across them to dodge board wipes and still cash in for damage.

The catch

One damage per activation is slow against anything with real life totals unless you have volume of creatures or a loop already assembled.

Featured in

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