Total deck price: $78.43 for the full 100-card Commander deck — basic Mountains assumed free, no proxies, no reserved-list traps.

The Value Pitch

Krenko, Mob Boss is the platonic ideal of a budget Commander build: a two-mana legend that single-handedly wins games, backed by a tribe where almost every playable is a common or uncommon sitting at bulk prices. Untap with Krenko, tap it, and every other Goblin you control makes a copy of itself — turn that into two swings and the board is unrecognizable.

This full 100-card list, including the commander, comes in at roughly $78.43 at current market prices. Just goblins, going wide, going fast.

Full Decklist — $78.43 total

Commander — $2.76

  • 1x Krenko, Mob Boss

Creatures (31) — $31.93

  • Goblin Ringleader — $0.83
  • Goblin Instigator — $0.42
  • Legion Warboss — $0.35
  • Goblin Lackey — $0.00
  • Battle Cry Goblin — $0.27
  • Beetleback Chief — $0.28
  • Mogg War Marshal — $0.59
  • Gempalm Incinerator — $0.32
  • Goblin Piledriver — $2.76
  • Grenzo, Havoc Raiser — $0.30
  • Treasure Nabber — $3.11
  • Searslicer Goblin — $1.15
  • Conspicuous Snoop — $3.71
  • Goblin Chirurgeon — $0.00
  • Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin — $3.15
  • Siege-Gang Commander — $0.29
  • Rundvelt Hordemaster — $2.72
  • Goblin Chieftain — $5.56
  • Goblin Warchief — $1.58
  • Goblin Matron — $0.55
  • Skirk Prospector — $0.35
  • Reckless Fireweaver — $0.43
  • Goblin Bushwhacker — $1.52
  • Krenko’s Enforcer — $0.06
  • Hobgoblin Captain — $0.13
  • Foundry Street Denizen — $0.17
  • Mogg Fanatic — $0.23
  • Goblin Wardriver — $0.32
  • Goblin Rabblemaster — $0.69
  • Skirk Commando — $0.04
  • Mardu Hordechief — $0.05

Artifacts (10) — $12.26

  • Sol Ring — $1.54
  • Arcane Signet — $0.45
  • Mind Stone — $0.00
  • Fellwar Stone — $0.00
  • Lotus Petal — $0.00
  • Springleaf Drum — $0.38
  • Commander’s Sphere — $0.37
  • Swiftfoot Boots — $0.00
  • Lightning Greaves — $4.12
  • Skullclamp — $5.40

Instants / Sorceries / Enchantments (23) — $25.79

  • Krenko’s Command — $0.23
  • Goblin War Strike — $1.87
  • Dragon Fodder — $0.12
  • Hordeling Outburst — $0.45
  • Empty the Warrens — $0.23
  • Goblin Grenade — $0.48
  • Goblin Rally — $0.34
  • Goblin Negotiation — $0.25
  • Chaos Warp — $0.00
  • Lightning Bolt — $0.77
  • Abrade — $0.37
  • Thrill of Possibility — $0.23
  • Faithless Looting — $0.39
  • Vandalblast — $1.01
  • Shared Animosity — $3.89
  • Fervor — $5.33
  • Quest for the Goblin Lord — $1.83
  • Warstorm Surge — $0.94
  • Goblin Bombardment — $2.35
  • Boggart Shenanigans — $3.52
  • Raid Bombardment — $0.29
  • Goblin War Party — $0.23
  • Mob Justice — $0.67

Lands (35) — $5.69

  • Command Tower — $0.41
  • Path of Ancestry — $0.00
  • Myriad Landscape — $0.30
  • Castle Embereth — $0.29
  • Den of the Bugbear — $2.02
  • Forgotten Cave — $0.32
  • Rogue’s Passage — $0.00
  • Great Furnace — $2.35
  • 27x Mountain (basic) — $0.00

Strategy Guide

Early Game (Turns 1–3): Ramp on turn 1–2 with Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, or a mana rock, and look to land a cheap Goblin lord or value piece — Goblin Matron to tutor Krenko himself if he’s not in your opener, or Conspicuous Snoop to start digging.

Mid Game (Turns 4–6): This is where Krenko takes over. Land him on curve, and on your next untap tap him for four Goblin tokens before combat. Shared Animosity and Warstorm Surge turn a token swarm into a game-ending attack; Skullclamp turns dying 1/1 goblins into a card-advantage engine.

Late Game (Turns 7+): Siege-Gang Commander and Empty the Warrens flood the board on their own, Goblin Bombardment converts a stalled army into direct damage, and Fervor or Goblin Warchief hand the whole team haste for an alpha strike out of nowhere.

Win Conditions & Key Interactions

  • Krenko, Mob Boss + Shared Animosity: even a modest token swarm becomes a lethal alpha strike.
  • Krenko’s Command / Empty the Warrens: instant-speed token generation that dodges sorcery-speed removal on Krenko.
  • Warstorm Surge + any token maker: every Goblin that enters deals 2 damage to a player or planeswalker.
  • Skullclamp: turns your endless supply of 1/1 tokens into a card-draw engine.
  • Goblin Bombardment: a free sacrifice outlet that converts a wide board into reach for the win.

Upgrade Path

When you’re ready to spend more, these five upgrades hit above their weight without breaking the bank:

  • Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker — combos with Krenko for an army of hasty tokens in one turn.
  • Purphoros, God of the Forge — every token you make pings the table for 2.
  • Goblin Recruiter — tutors your entire low-curve goblin package straight to hand.
  • Coat of Arms — every Goblin gets +1/+1 for each other Goblin you control.
  • Cavern of Souls — uncounterable Goblins and fixed mana, worth the splurge once budget allows.

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