Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is a mythic Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain from OM1 (OM1) costing {1}{U}. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
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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.
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Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is a Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "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."
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin has a mana cost of {1}{U}, which equals 2.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin's mana cost of {1}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin has a mana value of 2.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin's current oracle text is: "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."
Price data for Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is currently unavailable. Check TCGPlayer or Card Kingdom for current prices.
You can purchase Norman Osborn // Green Goblin from major MTG retailers including:
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Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Norman Osborn // Green Goblin in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is from OM1 (OM1), with collector number 30.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is a mythic card in OM1.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin was illustrated by Nicholas Gregory.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin is a 1/1 creature.
Power (1) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (1) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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