Goblin Vandal

Creature — Goblin Rogue

Illustrated by Franz Vohwinkel

EDHREC Rank #22,859

Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may pay . If you do, destroy target artifact defending player controls and this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.

Rulings (2)

An ability that triggers when something “attacks and isn’t blocked” triggers in the declare blockers step after blockers are declared if (1) that creature is attacking and (2) no creatures are declared to block it. It will trigger even if that creature was put onto the battlefield attacking rather than having been declared as an attacker in the declare attackers step.

Apr 15, 2013

If the defending player controls no artifacts that you can target, the ability doesn’t go on the stack and you can’t pay red mana .

Apr 1, 2008