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Norman Osborn // Green Goblin

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain // Legendary Creature — Goblin Human Villain · {1}{U} // {1}{U}{B}{R} · Black/Red/Blue commander

Norman Osborn can't be blocked. Whenever Norman Osborn deals combat damage to a player, he connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) {1}{U}{B}{R}: Transform Norman Osborn. Activate only as a sorcery. Flying, menace Spells you cast from your graveyard cost {2} less to cast. Goblin Formula — Each nonland card in your graveyard has mayhem. The mayhem cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast a card from your graveyard for its mayhem cost if you discarded it this turn. Timing rules still apply.)

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What Norman Osborn // Green Goblin actually does

Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.

• Triggered ability · deals_damageWhenever Norman Osborn deals combat damage to a player, he connives.
• Activated ability{1}{U}{B}{R}: Transform Norman Osborn. Activate only as a sorcery.
• Static ability · evasion_grantNorman Osborn can't be blocked.
• Static ability · cost_reductionSpells you cast from your graveyard cost {2} less to cast.
• Keyword · flyingflying
• Keyword · goblin formulagoblin formula
• Keyword · transformtransform
• Keyword · menacemenace
• Keyword · conniveconnive

What a Norman Osborn // Green Goblin deck wants

The plan the Forge derives for this commander: the roles it fills and how many of each.

• 6× Make the commander connect — a body that never deals combat damage never triggers
• 16× A cheap spell of any kind — casts per turn are the engine for an unrestricted cast trigger
• 16× A creature that HAS the keyword the commander's trigger counts — a card that merely says the word is not one
• 8× A permanent whose own trigger fires on attacking — the fuel an attack-trigger doubler multiplies, and the payoff an attack commander wants beside it
• 10× Creatures you are happy to sacrifice — a free sac outlet on the commander is worthless with nothing to feed it
• 6× Put your own cards into your graveyard as a resource
• 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
• 1× Answer a whole board at once
• 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves

Best cards for Norman Osborn // Green Goblin

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