Krenko, Mob Boss
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior
Oracle Text:
{T}: Create X 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens, where X is the number of Goblins you control.
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (15) →
Expansion: Commander Masters
Price ( USD): $2.27
USD: $2.27 · EUR: €1.19
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Character Background
Krenko, Mob Boss embodies the classic goblin fantasy—an energetic gang leader whose tapped drumbeat summons an army proportional to what’s already on the board. In practice he’s a premier tribal engine for aggressive token-swarm strategies that also doubles as a combo finisher: he shines in aggro/value lists that cheat cheap goblin token generators (Dragon Fodder, Mogg War Marshal) into play and then tap Krenko to explode into exponential board states. Deckbuilding tip: pair him with anthem or haste synergies like Goblin Chieftain and Goblin Warchief, and include payoff pieces such as Purphoros, God of the Forge or Impact Tremors to turn tokens into immediate life-draining damage; Skullclamp and Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker offer card-draw and combo routes respectively. For longer games, look for untap engines (Thousand-Year Elixir, Intruder Alarm) or token doublers (Doubling Season in multi-color formats) to accelerate growth; in short, build around producing many cheap goblins and Krenko turns that into inevitability.
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