Goblin

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

From Wowpedia:

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.

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

Cards

Goblins

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Goblin Lackey	None	Minion	General	Any	1	1	1	Battlecry: Give a friendly minion +1 Attack and Rush.
Swabbie	None	Minion	Pirate	Any	1	1	1
Booty Bay Bodyguard	Free	Minion	General	Any	5	5	4	Taunt You can hire him... until someone offers him enough gold to turn on you.
Reckless Rocketeer	Free	Minion	General	Any	6	5	2	Charge One Insane Rocketeer. One Rocket full of Explosives. Infinite Fun.
Gadgetzan Jouster	Common	Minion	General	Any	1	1	2	Battlecry: Reveal a minion in each deck. If yours costs more, gain +1/+1. It's not HER fault you didn't put a spinning saw blade on your horse.
Gilblin Stalker	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	3	Stealth "Shhh, I think I hear something." "Ah, it's probably nothing." - Every Henchman
Grimestreet Outfitter	Common	Minion	General	Paladin	2	1	1	Battlecry: Give all minions in your hand +1/+1. If you bargain hard, he'll throw in the hat.
Mad Bomber	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	3	2	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage randomly split between all other characters. He's not really all that crazy, he is just not as careful with explosives as he should be.
Whirliglider	Common	Minion	General	Any	2	2	1	Battlecry: Summon a 0/2 Goblin Bomb. She's on a bomb voyage.
Blackwing Technician	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	2	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, gain +1/+1. This is who you go to when your Blackwing needs a tune up. Don't go to a cut rate Blackwing tune up shop!
Dragonhawk Rider	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	3	3	Inspire: Gain Windfury this turn. Check it out. You can do barrel rolls on this thing.
Ravencaller	Common	Minion	General	Any	3	2	1	Battlecry: Add two random 1-Cost minions to your hand. That Friends and Familiars Plan is really paying off!
Grimy Gadgeteer	Common	Minion	General	Warrior	4	4	3	At the end of your turn, give a random minion in your hand +2/+2. "You look like a Gadgetgun 3000-Mark IV man, am I right?"
Menagerie Magician	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	4	4	Battlecry: Give a random Beast, Dragon and Murloc +2/+2. Just between us, if things get tight the Menagerie Magician position will probably be the first to go.
Venture Co. Mercenary	Common	Minion	General	Any	5	7	6	Your minions cost (3) more. No Job is too big. No fee is too big.
Big-Time Racketeer	Common	Minion	General	Any	6	1	1	Battlecry: Summon a 6/6 Ogre. "It'd be a shame if someone disenchanted those Legendaries."
Booty Bay Bookie	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	3	3	Battlecry: Give your opponent a Coin. Also makes a great librarian. She's really good at fixing books!
Dendrologist	Rare	Minion	General	Druid	2	2	3	Battlecry: If you control a Treant, Discover a spell. He's teaching his little buddy to talk, but all it says is, "I am Gloop."
One-eyed Cheat	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Rogue	2	4	1	Whenever you summon a Pirate, gain Stealth. When pirates say there is no "Eye" in "team," they are very literal about it.
Waterboy	Rare	Minion	General	Any	2	2	1	Battlecry: Your next Hero Power this turn costs (0). 100% organic troll sweat.
Goblin Sapper	Rare	Minion	General	Any	3	2	4	Has +4 Attack while your opponent has 6 or more cards in hand. He’s not such a binge exploder anymore. These days, he only explodes socially.
Grimestreet Pawnbroker	Rare	Minion	General	Warrior	3	3	3	Battlecry: Give a random weapon in your hand +1/+1. "I don't know a lot about used GvG cards, so I'm going to have to call in an expert."
Omega Medic	Rare	Minion	General	Priest	3	3	4	Battlecry: If you have 10 Mana Crystals, restore 10 Health to your hero. She feels waiting for healing makes you appreciate it more.
Pyromaniac	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	3	3	4	Whenever your Hero Power kills a minion, draw a card. She prefers “Flammably Inclined.”
Blackwater Pirate	Rare	Minion	Pirate	Any	4	2	5	Your weapons cost (2) less. "Look, they fell off the back of a ship, do you want them or not? I have a meeting with Y'Shaarj in like ten minutes."
Goblin Blastmage	Rare	Minion	General	Mage	4	5	4	Battlecry: If you have a Mech, deal 4 damage randomly split among all enemies. If you can't find a bomb to throw, just pick up any goblin invention and throw that.
Kezan Mystic	Rare	Minion	General	Any	4	4	3	Battlecry: Take control of a random enemy Secret. They pretend to be wise and enlightened, but they mostly just hate to be left out of a secret.
Mad Hatter	Rare	Minion	General	Any	4	3	2	Battlecry: Randomly toss 3 hats to other minions. Each hat gives +1/+1. He's entirely bonkers. All the best goblins are.
Bomb Lobber	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	3	3	Battlecry: Deal 4 damage to a random enemy minion. He lobbies Orgrimmar daily on behalf of bombs.
Bomb Squad	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	2	2	Battlecry: Deal 5 damage to an enemy minion. Deathrattle: Deal 5 damage to your hero. Please don't explode! Please don't explode! Please don't explode!
Madder Bomber	Rare	Minion	General	Any	5	5	4	Battlecry: Deal 6 damage randomly split between all other characters. Dang, Bomber, calm down.
Gadgetzan Auctioneer	Rare	Minion	General	Any	6	4	4	Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card. He used to run the black market auction house, but there was just too much violence and he had to move.
Shadowbomber	Epic	Minion	General	Priest	1	2	1	Battlecry: Deal 3 damage to each hero. Shadowbomber does her job, but she's kind of phoning it in at this point.
Omega Mind	Epic	Minion	General	Shaman	2	2	3	Battlecry: If you have 10 Mana Crystals, your spells have Lifesteal this turn. Has a side-business selling her lipstick shade, "Omega Red."
Steamwheedle Sniper	Epic	Minion	General	Hunter	2	2	3	Your Hero Power can target minions. Goblins seldom have the patience for sniping. Most prefer lobbing explosives.
Hobgoblin	Epic	Minion	General	Any	3	2	3	Whenever you play a 1-Attack minion, give it +2/+2. Hobgoblins are meeting next week to discuss union benefits. First on the list: dental plan.
Omega Defender	Epic	Minion	General	Any	4	2	6	Taunt Battlecry: If you have 10 Mana Crystals gain +10 Attack. "Surrender. You have 10 mana to comply."
Necromechanic	Epic	Minion	General	Hunter	5	3	6	Your Deathrattles trigger twice. If at first you don't succeed, die, die again.
Omega Agent	Epic	Minion	General	Warlock	5	4	5	Battlecry: If you have 10 Mana Crystals, summon 2 copies of this minion. They don't just find the truth. They give it a ten second head start, then hunt it down.
Seaforium Bomber	Epic	Minion	General	Any	5	5	5	Battlecry: Shuffle a Bomb into your opponent's deck. When drawn, it explodes for 5 damage. Dress for the bomb you want, not the bomb you have.
Hobart Grapplehammer	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	2	2	2	Battlecry: Give all weapons in your hand and deck +1 Attack. Grapplehammer is the horrible mind behind the Automatic Piranha Launcher (banned in 7 districts)!
Auctionmaster Beardo	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	3	3	4	After you cast a spell, refresh your Hero Power. Gadgetzan has always run an under-the-table auction house, and business has been PRETTY good for Beardo since the population explosion. And since the explosion that destroyed the competing auction houses in the city.
Captain Greenskin	Legendary	Minion	Pirate	Any	5	5	4	Battlecry: Give your weapon +1/+1. He was this close to piloting a massive juggernaut into Stormwind Harbor. If it weren't for those pesky kids!
Gazlowe	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	6	3	6	Whenever you cast a 1-mana spell, add a random Mech to your hand. Gazlowe was voted "Most Likely to Explode" in high school.
Trade Prince Gallywix	Legendary	Minion	General	Rogue	6	5	8	Whenever your opponent casts a spell, gain a copy of it and give them a Coin. Gallywix believes in supply and demand. He supplies the beatings and demands you pay up!
Blastmaster Boom	Legendary	Minion	General	Warrior	7	7	7	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Boom Bots for each Bomb in your opponent's deck. He's gonna fly through the air with the greatest of grease.
Boommaster Flark	Legendary	Minion	General	Hunter	7	5	5	Battlecry: Summon four 0/2 Goblin Bombs. Every good plan requires a bit of patience. And a lot of explosives.
Dr. Boom	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	7	7	7	Battlecry: Summon two 1/1 Boom Bots. WARNING: Bots may explode. MARVEL AT HIS MIGHT!
Dr. Boom, Mad Genius	Legendary	Hero card		Warrior	7			Battlecry: For the rest of the game, your Mechs have Rush. "Of course I've gone mad with power. Ever try going mad without it?"
Mayor Noggenfogger	Legendary	Minion	General	Any	9	5	4	All targets are chosen randomly. This flavor text was randomly generated. If it happens to form words and make sense, that is purely by chance.
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Goblin art

Name / Desc	Rarity	Type	Subtype	Class	Cost	Atk	HP	Description
Big Red Button	None	Hero Power		Warrior	2			Hero Power Activate this turn's Mech Suit power!
Daring Escape	Common	Spell		Rogue	1			Return all friendly minions to your hand. Impossible to cast without cackling evilly.
Goblin Bomb	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	1	0	2	Deathrattle: Deal 2 damage to the enemy hero. They're Dr. Boom's babies. His baby boomers.
Secret Plan	Common	Spell		Hunter	1			Discover a Secret. The secret is... There is no plan!
Shooting Star	Common	Spell		Mage	1			Deal 1 damage to a minion and the minions next to it. Literally starstruck.
Crackle	Common	Spell		Shaman	2			Deal 3-6 damage. Overload: (1) Snap! This card! Pop!
Flamecannon	Common	Spell		Mage	2			Deal 4 damage to a random enemy minion. Calling something a flamecannon really doesn't do much to distinguish it from other goblin devices.
Goblin Auto-Barber	Common	Minion	Mech	Rogue	2	3	2	Battlecry: Give your weapon +1 Attack. This guy is excellent at adjusting your haircut and/or height.
Rocket Boots	Common	Spell		Warrior	2			Give a minion Rush. Draw a card. This is the happiest moment of Grik's life. We'll miss him.
Dr. Boom's Scheme	Common	Spell		Warrior	4			Gain 1 Armor. (Upgrades each turn!) "We did it! We blew up the vault!" "You mean the vault door?" "Oh. The doooor..."
Explodinator	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	4	3	2	Battlecry: Summon two 0/2 Goblin Bombs. When it absolutely, positively, has to blow up overnight.
Piloted Shredder	Common	Minion	Mech	Any	4	4	3	Deathrattle: Summon a random 2-Cost minion. Once upon a time, only goblins piloted shredders. These days, everyone from Doomsayer to Lorewalker Cho seems to ride one.
Rain of Toads	Common	Spell		Shaman	6			Summon three 2/4 Toads with Taunt. Overload: (3) "Oh, THAT'S how she brings the warts!"
Magic Trick	Rare	Spell		Mage	1			Discover a spell that costs (3) or less. The world is not ready for an illusion of this depth and intricacy!
Soul Infusion	Rare	Spell		Warlock	1			Give the left-most minion in your hand +2/+2. People called him a soulless monster. We're not sure this is better.
Shadowboxer	Rare	Minion	Mech	Priest	2	2	3	Whenever a minion is healed, deal 1 damage to a random enemy. Punching is its primary function. Also, its secondary function.
Sweeping Strikes	Rare	Spell		Warrior	2			Give a minion "Also damages minions next to whomever this attacks." Infinitely preferable to mopping strikes.
Clockwork Goblin	Rare	Minion	Mech	Warrior	3	3	3	Battlecry: Shuffle a Bomb into your opponent's deck. When draw, it explodes for 5 damage. They always end up bombing.
Explosive Runes	Rare	Spell		Mage	3			Secret: After your opponent plays a minion, deal 6 damage to it and any excess to their hero. Sometimes it's safer NOT to read the warning signs.
Soot Spewer	Rare	Minion	Mech	Mage	3	3	3	Spell Damage +1 The inventor of the goblin shredder is involved in several patent disputes with the inventor of the soot spewer.
Raiding Party	Rare	Spell		Rogue	4			Draw two Pirates from your deck. Combo: Draw a Weapon. And a bowl of chips. And some of those little cocktail weenies!
Vendetta	Rare	Spell		Rogue	4			Deal 4 damage to a minion. Costs (0) if you're holding a card from another class. A vengeful and vicarious vanguard against violent villains or vexed victims.
Shrink Ray	Rare	Spell		Paladin	5			Set the Attack and Health of all minions to 1. Actually works by enlarging the rest of the world.
Dimensional Ripper	Rare	Spell		Warrior	10			Summon 2 copies of a minion in your deck. The first dimensional ripper had a point. The second fell flat. The THIRD one really started to take shape!
Bouncing Blade	Epic	Spell		Warrior	3			Deal 1 damage to a random minion. Repeat until a minion dies. Only goblins would think this was a good idea. Even they are starting to have their doubts.
Small-Time Recruits	Epic	Spell		Paladin	3			Draw three 1-Cost minions from your deck. Now we know why they wear tiny watches.
Academic Espionage	Epic	Spell		Rogue	4			Shuffle 10 cards from your opponent's class into your deck. They cost (1). The tenth Pyroblast really felt like overkill.
Omega Devastator	Epic	Minion	Mech	Warrior	4	4	5	Battlecry: If you have 10 Mana Crystals, deal 10 damage to a minion. The Alpha Devastator didn't devastate enough. The Beta Devastator devastated too much. But the Omega was just right!
Power Word: Replicate	Epic	Spell		Priest	5			Choose a friendly minion. Summon a 5/5 copy of it. Available as a bundle, along with Power Words: Detonate, Animate, Annihilate, and Paper Weight.
Piloted Sky Golem	Epic	Minion	Mech	Any	6	6	4	Deathrattle: Summon a random 4-Cost minion. The pinnacle of goblin engineering. Includes an espresso machine and foot massager.
Crowd Roaster	Epic	Minion	Dragon	Any	7	7	4	Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, deal 7 damage to an enemy minion. Every major show has an opening act to warm up the crowd.
Myra's Unstable Element	Legendary	Spell		Rogue	5			Draw the rest of your deck. What could go wrong?
Oblivitron	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Hunter	6	3	4	Deathrattle: Summon a Mech from your hand and trigger its Deathrattle. Reduce, reuse, re-rattle!
Flark's Boom-Zooka	Legendary	Spell		Hunter	8			Summon 3 minions from your deck. They attack enemy minions, then die. It used to be a Ba-zooka but we ran out of sheep.
Foe Reaper 4000	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	8	6	9	Also damages the minions next to whomever it attacks. Foe reaping is really not so different from harvest reaping, at the end of the day.
Sneed's Old Shredder	Legendary	Minion	Mech	Any	8	5	7	Deathrattle: Summon a random Legendary minion. When Sneed was defeated in the Deadmines, his shredder was sold at auction to an anonymous buyer. (Probably Hogger.)
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