"Shattergang Brothers EDH: What do goblins do?"

"Shattergang Brothers EDH: What do goblins do?"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr. 

"A goblins got to do what a goblins go to do."

-Anonymous

There is an urban legend that has been circulating since World War 2. It says that when something malfunctions or gets broken it is always a goblin that has done the deed. With a creature like Shattergang Brothers this legend it seems resonates through all the known planes as well.

So what is it that goblins actually do anyway? I mean aside from the obvious, get plentiful and attack pretty quick. Well  , the truth is goblins really destroy a lot of things , from blowing up lands to killing creatures goblins have been the fodder and meat of all these shenanigans. So what if you had something like Shattergang Brothers as General for your EDH deck? Well you get a creature that lets you sacrifice goblins and other creatures so that something else gets destroyed or in this case sacrificed. 

Boasting of the colors of Jund , Black/Red/Green Shattergang Brothers will let you play almost all the goblins ever printed from Magics 20 year history. You have the staple Red Goblins and those from the Lorwyn block which are Black and Green. One exception though is the Boros Goblin with a hybrid mana of red and white. Sorry little dude EDH doesn't let you hang out with your little brothers. 

There are 3 things that can be taken cared of with the Shattergang Brothers and these are other creatures , artifacts and enchantments. Things that your opponents control and none on your end.It seems like a fair trade if you are sacrificing artifacts or creatures that are beneficial going to the grave. Like Goblin Gardener that destroys a land when it dies or artifacts like Ichor Wellspring from Scars of Mirrodin that can draw you a card when it goes to the graveyard. Mortis dogs is also a good choice for this kind of deck since it deals damage when it dies. Spine of Ish Sah would also be perfect , smashing one permanent while going back to your hand when you sacrifice it. 

You have to sacrifice something to have others sacrifice one of theirs as well. Goblins have the distinct advantage of being one of the best token producers in the game and goblin tokens are as expendable as they come. So the advantage goes to the Shattergang Brothers when it comes to creature control , unless of course you are facing another tokenator EDH deck. 

There seems to be a lot of cards coming out of the Scars of Mirrodin block that are a perfect fit for this deck.Slag Fiend is One creature that counts artifacts in all graveyards for its power and toughness will find a home here. It can grow very big with all of the artifacts being thrown away. Viridian Revel which is a 2 Green and one colorless mana enchantment from the Scars of Mirrodin Block that allows you to draw a card whenever an artifact goes into an opponents graveyard. If you also  really need to sacrifice an enchantment then this is your card too.

Goblin Bidding could also make a combo appearance in this deck. Goblin Sharp Shooter + Goblin Sledder or Skirk Prospector + Tons of Goblin + Patriarch's Bidding. Black and Red are in the Generals Color identity and pinging someone to death and returning goblins is really a fun way to end a game. 

This is going to be such a fun EDH deck to play. Goblin Fetchers in Black and Red are both available here as well. Allowing you to use those combos with comes into play abilities or combos like Clickslither + Goblins or Krenko cranking up the fun level with all those crazy tokens joining the fray. There are tons to work with here and it is really up to the players personal preferences. 

Shattergang Brothers just let us do what goblins do.