Wizards reveals Secret Lair Goblin Storm Commander deck for May 18 release

Wizards of the Coast has turned Goblins loose in Secret Lair form, and Goblin Storm looks built for players who want a ready-to-play Commander deck with real table presence. The 100-card list goes on sale May 18 at 9 a.m. PST, noon EST, through the Secret Lair Marketplace, and at $149.99 it lands squarely in premium-product territory.

The appeal is obvious if Goblins is already your tribe. This is not a loose pile of red reprints dressed up with a mascot. The deck is built around Goblin Storm as a mono-red shell that mixes swarm pressure with storm turns, then hands the steering wheel to Zada, Hedron Grinder as a force multiplier for targeted spells and copied effects. Empty the Warrens, Grapeshot, Haze of Rage, and Spreading Insurrection give it the combo-and-burst finishers, while Krenko, Mob Boss, Goblin Matron, Goblin Warchief, Skirk Prospector, and Siege-Gang Commander keep the classic Goblin engine running.

The full product treatment is where this deck separates itself from a normal Commander precon. Wizards says the deck includes 12 foil borderless cards with new art, 22 foil borderless Mountains with new art, 63 non-foil reprints, 3 non-foil reprints with new art, 4 foil Goblin tokens, 10 non-foil double-sided tokens, a Storm counter helper, a Zada, Hedron Grinder display commander, and a deck box. That pile of premium basics alone will make this one feel special on the table, and it is also the kind of detail that gives collectors a reason to care even if they already own half the red staples inside.

The list is not just nostalgia bait, either. Wizards’ decklist shows 26 creatures, 5 enchantments, 6 artifacts, 10 instants, 17 sorceries, and 36 lands, with newer Commander-era cards such as Roaming Throne, Storm-Kiln Artist, Broadside Bombardiers, Conspicuous Snoop, Pashalik Mons, Rundvelt Hordemaster, General Kreat, the Boltbringer, and Arena of Glory alongside cards like Skullclamp, Sol Ring, Ruby Medallion, and Goblin Bombardment. That mix makes the deck more than a joke build; it looks like a functional out-of-box Commander deck that can actually threaten a pod.

The art side matters here too. Wizard of Barge handled the visuals, and the cartoonish style fits Goblins perfectly. Eli Rice and Carmen Klomparens designed the deck at Studio X, while Wizards continues its shift toward limited-print-run Secret Lair releases, a move the company says is meant to speed shipping and reduce wait times. For Goblin fans, this is the kind of release that hits all three lanes at once: playable, collectible, and loud enough to be instantly recognizable across the table.