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Goblins are infamous for their explosive inventions

Goblins are small green humanoids known for their heavily commerce-oriented society, flexible morals, and surprisingly effective - if often fatally flawed - inventions. Goblins place personal profit above almost everything else in life, often including life itself - especially when that life is somebody else's. In Hearthstone, goblins are best known for their explosive and damage-dealing inventions.

The goblins and their inventions are featured in the Goblins vs Gnomes expansion.

Lore[]

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The cunning goblins are small green creatures from the isle of Kezan. Their love of money, explosives, and technology leaves them to be a very dangerous race, both to their enemies and themselves. Most goblins have a neutral standpoint, preferring to sell their contraptions, knowledge and services to other races.
Goblins are small humanoids, crafty and shrewd, bearing an overwhelming interest in commerce and a strong curiosity about mechanical things. Goblin society is fragmented, defined chiefly by commerce and trade. The ultimate schemers and con artists, goblins are always in search of a better deal. Despite their seemingly chaotic natures, they exist in a fairly strict and straightforward hierarchy. Other races universally view goblins as inventors, merchants and, without exception, maniacs. Goblins value technology as a useful aspect of commerce. Some say that their advantage — and their curse — is to be the primary users of technology in a world governed by magic. While dwarves and gnomes share a similar gift, goblin technology is more far-reaching and sinister and makes a larger impact on the natural world.

In World of Warcraft, the goblins of Kezan are a playable Horde race.

"The wise and cunning goblins of Kezan have lived in relative peace for generations. Though some of their race sided with the marauding orcs during the Second War, most goblins remained neutral throughout the various conflicts of the Alliance and Horde. Ruled over by corrupt yet highly affluent Trade Princes, the goblins created a virtual paradise for themselves throughout the islands of the South Seas. Their fantastic feats of engineering and vast trade fleets helped make their island capital of Kezan one of the great technological wonders of the world. And now, as the elements themselves rise up in anger across the world, the goblins' mechanical paradise will be put to the test. For, very soon, fate will force them to choose sides in a conflict that will shape the very history of the world."
- World of Warcraft introduction

In Hearthstone[]

Goblins are known for their business acumen and their love of big explosions, and definitely not in that order. At the heart of Goblin engineering lies a deep, overwhelming desire to see things explode. Sure, ideally that means the enemy, but that’s not what you’d call a strict requirement. As long as someone is getting blown up, then your average Goblin will be happy.[1]

Goblins are at the heart of the first Hearthstone expansion Goblins vs Gnomes, where they represent the Horde. They are contrasted with the mechanical and clockwork constructions of the gnomes, with goblins preferring volatile, explosive contraptions capable of producing powerful - if not entirely controllable - effects. Both races have their share of accidents, but those of the goblins tend to be somewhat louder and more violent in nature. While gnomish inventions are notorious for transforming test subjects into Chickens, miscalculations in goblin technology are more likely to result in the destruction of the surrounding area - goblin included - in a massive ball of fire. Goblins are however generally quite happy with this state of affairs, which doesn't help the other races to trust their inventions.

Themes of goblin card design are RNG and damage dealing, usually to unpredictable targets.

Quotes[]

"I sorta imagine a goblin's perfect day is, you wake up in the morning, you spend the morning building some awesome explosives ... and then blowing, you know, somebody up. And you know, if that's an enemy that's probably a plus, but, uh..." - Eric Dodds[2]

Goblins[]

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CS3 008
CORE CS3 008
AT 133
DAL 739
YOD 022
BT 723
DMF 125
GVG 009
WON 062
DRG 035t
DRG 024
TRL 507t
SCH 312
CORE SCH 312
NX2 006t
TRL 504
BOT 419
GVG 081
CORE CFM 753
CFM 753
CFM 643
ETC 418
TTN 925
EX1 082
BOT 543
GVG 025
GVG 087
TRL 407
BOT 431
CFM 807
BRM 033
PVPDR YOP RogMagT1
DAL 060
BAR 890
AT 083
BGS 049 Battlegrounds
TB BaconUps 127 Battlegrounds
GVG 095
DRG 059
CFM 755
WON 108
GVG 104
ULD 250
ULD 229
BOT 216
TSC 002
TRL 315
BAR 061
GIL 212
AV 256
AV 312
SCH 517
DMF 514
ONY 003
OG 322
REV 513
REV 023
DRG 050
DRG 257
WON 035
GVG 004
CFM 754
GVG 074
GIL 125
BOT 039
BAR 316
BOT 296
ETC 425
ETC 540
BAR 544
JAM 019
SW 006
GVG 099
CFM 667
VAN CS2 187
CS2 187
NEW1 024
GVG 090
KAR 702
TB BaconUps 073 Battlegrounds
BOT 536
BG26 812 Battlegrounds
BOT 511
VAN CS2 227
CS2 227
CFM 648
WC 806
EX1 095
GVG 117
CS2 213
GVG 028
DAL 064
BOT 034
CORE GVG 110
GVG 110
BOT 238
DED 521
BGS 022 Battlegrounds
TB BaconUps 091 Battlegrounds
CFM 670

Goblin art[]

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BG27 022 Battlegrounds
BG24 017 Battlegrounds
DRG 099t3
ETC 367
PVPDR SCH Passive11
DMF 004t6
TSC 934t2
DRG 301
ETC 102
YOD 023
DRG 251
SW 028t
DAL 728
BOT 031
ULD 711
CORE YOP 001
YOP 001
DAL 608
SW 028
TSC 631
BOT 402
AV 324
BOT 453
BOT 263
DRG 311a
MAW 023
ETC 373t
BOT 238p
BOT 033
WON 325
REV 931
GVG 038
YOD 020
GVG 001
GVG 023
YOP 023
ETC 372
BOT 067
GVG 072
DMF 191
DAL 062
AV 119
YOD 025
BAR 319
BAR 319t
BAR 319t2
ULD 134
GVG 050
DMF 237
ETC 364
SCH 521
AV 315
LOOT 101
RLK 705
EX1 137
BAR 812
ETC 326
TRL 124
DRG 022
WC 016
CFM 905
AV 250
WON 033
GVG 123
DMF 514t
BOT 087
DAL 008
DMF 701
DMF 701t
BOT 532
DAL 770
BAR 032
GVG 096
YOP 009
ULD 286
DAL 716
SCH 138
JAM 028
DRG 086
DRG 201
BOT 242
ULD 707
BOT 529
GILA 820
BOT 234
ULD 258
CORE ULD 258
TSC 932
DRG 074
DAL 376
GVG 105
TRL 351
TRL 569
BOT 429
GVG 113
TB BaconUps 153
DED 525
GVG 114
BGS 006 Battlegrounds
TB BaconUps 080 Battlegrounds
DAL 059


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