Boggart Mischief

Boggart Mischief

Mana Cost: {2}{B}

Type: Kindred Enchantment — Goblin

Oracle Text:
When this enchantment enters, you may blight 1. If you do, create two 1/1 black and red Goblin creature tokens. (To blight 1, put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control.)
Whenever a Goblin creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Power/Toughness: -/-

Rarity: uncommon

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Expansion: Lorwyn Eclipsed

Price ( USD): $0.24

USD: $0.24 · EUR: €0.16

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Character Background

Boggart Mischief is a compact Rakdos-flavored engine that best supports aggro-plus-value or aristocrat-style decks: it can flood the board with two 1/1 black-and-red Goblin tokens on entry in exchange for a -1/-1 on a creature you control, and it converts every Goblin death into incremental life and opponent life loss. Play it where tokens and sacrifice matter rather than in control shells — think Goblin tribal, Rakdos token aggro, or a sacrifice combo that wants repetitive drains. Practical tips: blight a disposable creature or a token (or a creature with +1/+1 counters you don’t mind shrinking) so the cost is negligible; pair it with sacrifice outlets like Carrion Feeder or Altar-of-style effects, Skullclamp for card draw from token deaths, or token generators (Krenko-style cards) and anthem effects to amplify attacks. Thematically it reads as mischievous goblinkind trading limbs for chaos; mechanically it rewards building around death triggers, recursion, and efficient token synergies.

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