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Goblin Machinist

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Red. Creature — Goblin

four generic manaone red mana

No. 204What the codes mean

Goblin Machinist

Onslaught #204 · Illustrated by Doug Chaffee

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Non-foil · Onslaught #204

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Foil · Onslaught #204

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Oracle text

two generic manaone red mana: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonland card. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. Put the revealed cards on the bottom of your library in any order.

0/5

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Card details

First printed
2002
Printings
1
Mana value
5
EDHREC rank
#30,125 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artist
Doug Chaffee

What the codes mean

The small print at the bottom of the Onslaught card (#204).

204

  • 204Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.

Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.

How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.

Card breakdown

The parts of Goblin Machinist, read from the Onslaught printing. How to read any Magic card.

Name
Goblin Machinist. Rules use the English name in every language.
Mana cost
four generic manaone red manaMana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
Type line
Creature is the card type. Goblin is the subtype, after the dash.
Text box
What the card does.
Power / toughness
0/5: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
Illustration
By Doug Chaffee. The art has no effect on the game.
Set symbol
Onslaught. Silver means uncommon.
Collector number
204 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Artist
Doug Chaffee, after "Illus.".
Copyright
Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.

Rulings (1)

  1. 2004-10-04

    If all the cards in your library are lands, X is zero.

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