Putrid Goblin
~$0.41 low · ~$13.89 high
Black. Creature — Zombie Goblin
Modern Horizons #101 · Illustrated by Winona Nelson
Modern Horizons #101 · Illustrated by Winona NelsonWhat is Putrid Goblin worth?
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Oracle text
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
2/2
Too stupid to survive, too dumb to die.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Putrid Goblin
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #MH1-101· 2024common· Cardmarket €0.56 | common | $0.50 | No foil printing | €0.56 | |
 Modern Horizons mh1 #101· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.42 · €9.84 foil | common | $0.41 | $13.89 | €0.42€9.84 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #3,758 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Persist
- Artist
- Winona Nelson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Modern Horizons card (#101).
101 · MH1 · C · EN
- 101Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- MH1Set code for Modern Horizons
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Also on this card
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Keywords
- PersistCR 702.79
- When it dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters, it returns with a -1/-1 counter.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (4)
2019-06-14
If a creature has +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on it, state-based actions remove the same number of each so that it has only one kind of those counters on it. Putrid Goblin’s persist ability can bring it back again if its -1/-1 counters are removed this way.
2019-06-14
Once persist returns the creature, it’s considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras that were attached to it won’t return to the battlefield. Equipment that was attached to it will remain unattached. Any counters that were on it won’t be put on the new creature.
2019-06-14
If a card with persist is removed from the graveyard after it dies but before the ability trigger resolves, it won’t be returned to the battlefield.
2019-06-14
If a creature with persist that has +1/+1 counters on it receives enough -1/-1 counters to cause it to be destroyed by lethal damage or put into its owner’s graveyard for having 0 or less toughness, persist won’t trigger and the card won’t return to the battlefield. That’s because persist checks the creature as it last existed on the battlefield, and it still had -1/-1 counters on it at that point.
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