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4 Goblin Taskmaster
4 Goblin Glider
4 Goblin Sky Raider
4 Reckless One
3 Flamestick Courier
3 Airdrop Condor
4 Firebolt
4 Reckless Charge
4 Browbeat
2 Granite Grip

20 Mountain
4 Goblin Burrows

Goblin Droppings.

Description of deck by it's author (quoted):
Now Airdrop Condor, on the other hand, is a really difficult card to fit into a Goblin deck (mostly because the thing is prohibitively expensive). Paying for a 2/2 flier is pretty bad no matter how long you stare at it. It is one fewer mana than the aforementioned Bloodshot Cyclops, and you can use its ability multiple times in a turn, which is all in Airdrop Condor's favor. But its hefty price is incongruous with the way Goblin decks are built. Goblin decks usually consist of fast, cheap, aggressive creatures along with a lot of red burn to remove blockers and end the game. Airdrop Condor is simply too slow for these traditional strategies.

To use Airdrop Condor, then, you must resort to nontraditional Goblin strategies. Besides being quick, Goblins also have a nice tendency to pump their critters' powers to explosive heights. Consider Flamestick Courier, Goblin Sledder, Goblin Taskmaster, and, of course, Goblin Burrows. These cards make Goblins bigger. With Airdrop Condor, you can attack with your temporarily big Goblin and then chuck it directly at your opponent's head before the pumping effect has worn off. This strategy also allows you to incorporate into your deck cards like Goblin Sky Raider and Goblin Glider -- Goblins that aren't aggressive enough to fit into normal Goblin decks -- because evasion makes them perfect for a deck running so many ways to make them bigger.

If you want to add rares, cards like Goblin King, Goblin Piledriver, and Goblin Pyromancer fit this strategy perfectly. My favorite addition, however, is a Goblin that normally sits neglected in your trade binder -- you can use Okk! How cool is that?

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by Jay Moldenhauer-Salazer @ www.magicthegathering.com

TRIBAL: Goblins - Airdrop Condor [LITE]

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