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Grandmother Goby

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, counter that spell. Create a number of 1/1 blue Merfolk creature tokens equal to the amount of mana spent to cast that spell.

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Grandmother Goby deck guide

Grandmother Goby is a mono-blue creature commander. It leads 457 decks on EDHREC, where it ranks #2,271 among all commanders.

Most Grandmother Goby decks are built around merfolk, tokens and spellslinger, with counterspells and combo builds close behind.

A typical Grandmother Goby list runs 35 lands (26 basic), 25 creatures, 15 instants, 7 sorceries, 13 artifacts and 4 enchantments.

The cards played most with Grandmother Goby: Sol Ring (79% of decks), Glen Elendra's Answer (69% of decks), Svyelun of Sea and Sky (69% of decks), Attuma, Atlantean Warlord (68% of decks), Arcane Signet (65% of decks) and Merfolk Sovereign (63% of decks).

Well-known combos with Grandmother Goby:

Grandmother Goby + Guile
Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring
Wanderwine Prophets + Deeproot Pilgrimage

Play data from EDHREC, updated daily.

Average Card Type Breakdown

Creature

25%

Instant

15%

Sorcery

Artifact

13%

Enchantment

Land

35%

Average Mana Curve

12%

24%

21%

17%

11%

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Most Played With Grandmother Goby (169)

Sol Ring

79% of decks · $1.34

Glen Elendra's Answer

69% of decks · $1.06

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

69% of decks · $0.45

Attuma, Atlantean Warlord

68% of decks · $0.24

Arcane Signet

65% of decks · $0.49

Merfolk Sovereign

63% of decks · $0.38

Rimefire Torque

61% of decks · $0.33

Merrow Reejerey

60% of decks · $0.32

Malevolent Hermit

60% of decks

Sphinx of the Final Word

59% of decks · $0.51

Transcendent Message

58% of decks · $0.37

Kopala, Warden of Waves

57% of decks · $0.36

Sapphire Medallion

57% of decks · $8.14

Summon: Leviathan

55% of decks · $1.57

Thought Vessel

55% of decks

Baral, Chief of Compliance

55% of decks · $4.80

Stonybrook Banneret

54% of decks · $0.27

Thryx, the Sudden Storm

54% of decks · $0.23

Mist Dancer

53% of decks · $0.32

Merrow Commerce

52% of decks · $16.95

Patchwork Banner

50% of decks · $2.89

High Tide

49% of decks · $1.57

Skullclamp

48% of decks · $5.18

Kindred Discovery

47% of decks · $4.65

Obelisk of Urd

44% of decks · $2.82

Complete the Circuit

44% of decks · $0.38

Deeproot Pilgrimage

42% of decks · $1.81

Roaming Throne

41% of decks · $52.83

Meeting of Minds

41% of decks · $0.27

Artistic Refusal

40% of decks · $0.15

Distant Melody

39% of decks · $0.35

Emperor Mihail II

38% of decks · $0.27

Amphibian Downpour

38% of decks · $1.86

Treasure Cruise

37% of decks · $0.35

Unexpected Assistance

36% of decks · $0.25

Archmage Emeritus

35% of decks · $0.59

Mists of Lórien

35% of decks · $1.38

Sea Gate Restoration

35% of decks

Raise the Palisade

35% of decks · $11.93

Sink into Stupor

35% of decks

Curse of the Swine

35% of decks · $0.30

Mindspring Merfolk

35% of decks · $0.43

Ashnod's Altar

34% of decks · $16.64

Dawn-Blessed Pennant

33% of decks · $0.29

Pongify

31% of decks · $3.05

Dig Through Time

31% of decks · $0.30

Silver Myr

30% of decks · $0.70

Merrow Harbinger

29% of decks · $2.90

White Lotus Tile

28% of decks · $4.33

Tishana's Tidebinder

27% of decks · $2.58

Counterspell

27% of decks · $4.28

The Eternity Elevator

27% of decks · $3.22

Moonlit Meditation

27% of decks · $0.45

Banner of Kinship

27% of decks · $7.41

Swarm Intelligence

25% of decks · $0.40

Rapid Hybridization

25% of decks · $0.79

Aetherize

25% of decks · $0.44

Wanderwine Prophets

25% of decks · $15.63

Mind Stone

24% of decks

Sky Diamond

23% of decks · $0.25

Temporal Cleansing

23% of decks · $0.19

Lose Focus

22% of decks · $0.23

Enduring Curiosity

22% of decks · $6.18

Cyclonic Rift

21% of decks · $39.16

Sigil Tracer

21% of decks · $8.27

Deepchannel Mentor

21% of decks · $4.78

Hullbreaker Horror

20% of decks · $5.98

Harbinger of the Seas

19% of decks · $1.94

Make Disappear

19% of decks · $0.25

Blue Sun's Zenith

19% of decks · $3.37

Shark Typhoon

19% of decks · $0.29

Guile

19% of decks · $0.83

Spirit Water Revival

19% of decks · $0.56

Flusterstorm

18% of decks · $8.05

Titan of Littjara

18% of decks · $5.11

Harmonized Trio

18% of decks

Hydroelectric Specimen

18% of decks

Deeproot Waters

18% of decks · $0.26

Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards

18% of decks · $0.27

River Sneak

17% of decks · $0.28

Pull from Tomorrow

17% of decks · $0.31

Throne of Eldraine

17% of decks · $29.40

Junk Winder

17% of decks · $0.37

Daughter of the Deep

16% of decks · $2.27

Bident of Thassa

16% of decks · $0.45

Rhystic Study

16% of decks · $69.59

Talrand, Sky Summoner

16% of decks · $1.84

Phyrexian Altar

16% of decks · $53.98

Thran Dynamo

16% of decks · $4.36

Ponder

16% of decks · $3.54

Ornithopter of Paradise

15% of decks · $2.23

A Little Chat

15% of decks · $0.23

Lightning Greaves

15% of decks · $4.10

Midnight Clock

15% of decks · $0.57

An Offer You Can't Refuse

14% of decks · $3.07

Brainstorm

14% of decks

Heraldic Banner

14% of decks · $0.36

Coralhelm Commander

14% of decks · $0.30

Frantic Search

14% of decks · $2.09

Narset's Reversal

14% of decks · $2.91

Mystic Remora

14% of decks · $15.08

Coat of Arms

14% of decks · $19.25

Bender's Waterskin

14% of decks · $0.93

Secret of Bloodbending

13% of decks · $0.98

Disruptor of Currents

13% of decks · $0.24

Consign to Memory

13% of decks · $3.52

Chronicle of Victory

13% of decks · $21.77

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

13% of decks · $10.31

Rise of the Eldrazi

13% of decks · $26.77

Everflowing Chalice

12% of decks · $0.30

Palladium Myr

12% of decks · $1.19

Mana Drain

12% of decks · $56.44

Step Through

12% of decks · $0.23

Expedition Map

12% of decks · $1.43

March of Swirling Mist

12% of decks · $4.08

Seahunter

12% of decks · $3.78

Solemn Simulacrum

11% of decks · $0.31

Archmage of Runes

11% of decks · $3.51

Fellwar Stone

11% of decks

Fabricate

11% of decks · $10.36

Mind's Desire

11% of decks · $1.05

Drowner of Secrets

11% of decks · $0.33

Silundi Vision

11% of decks

Curiosity Crafter

10% of decks · $0.30

Arcane Denial

10% of decks · $1.72

Volshe Tideturner

10% of decks · $0.25

Reality Shift

10% of decks · $0.35

Train of Thought

10% of decks · $0.09

Caged Sun

10% of decks · $3.87

Extraplanar Lens

10% of decks · $13.92

Aquitect's Will

9% of decks · $0.35

Finale of Revelation

9% of decks · $0.39

Pol Jamaar, Illusionist

9% of decks · $0.82

Adaptive Automaton

9% of decks · $0.43

Temporal Fissure

9% of decks · $0.29

Wayfarer's Bauble

9% of decks · $5.61

Swiftfoot Boots

9% of decks

Sea Scryer

9% of decks · $0.26

Swan Song

9% of decks · $10.69

Idol of Oblivion

9% of decks · $3.15

Glasspool Mimic

9% of decks

Mentor's Guidance

9% of decks · $0.11

Mathemagics

9% of decks · $2.91

Primal Amulet

9% of decks

Lórien Revealed

8% of decks · $5.68

Namor, Scourge of the Seas

8% of decks · $0.74

Gigadrowse

8% of decks · $0.34

Muddle the Mixture

8% of decks · $2.75

Propaganda

8% of decks · $2.17

Intruder Alarm

8% of decks · $5.75

Force of Will

7% of decks · $59.96

Gilded Lotus

7% of decks · $0.59

Lofty Dreams

7% of decks · $0.18

Replication Technique

7% of decks · $0.23

Wicked Slumber

7% of decks · $0.28

Temporal Trespass

7% of decks · $2.89

Astral Wingspan

7% of decks · $0.28

Archmage's Charm

7% of decks · $2.16

Hide on the Ceiling

7% of decks · $0.83

Opposition

6% of decks · $1.14

Jwari Disruption

6% of decks

Opt

6% of decks · $0.25

Rooftop Nuisance

6% of decks · $0.14

Even the Score

5% of decks · $0.52

Preordain

5% of decks · $0.86

Mind Spring

5% of decks · $0.30

Reconnaissance Mission

5% of decks · $0.35

Brain Freeze

5% of decks

Rite of Replication

5% of decks · $0.29

New Cards

Wizard's Staff

48% of decks · $3.57

Theorist's Proxy

18% of decks · $0.34

Uncover the Moon-Letters

11% of decks · $0.31

Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver

9% of decks · $8.58

Troop of Ponies

3% of decks · $0.29

Creatures (50)

Svyelun of Sea and Sky

69% of decks · $0.45

Attuma, Atlantean Warlord

68% of decks · $0.24

Merfolk Sovereign

63% of decks · $0.38

Merrow Reejerey

60% of decks · $0.32

Malevolent Hermit

60% of decks

Sphinx of the Final Word

59% of decks · $0.51

Kopala, Warden of Waves

57% of decks · $0.36

Summon: Leviathan

55% of decks · $1.57

Baral, Chief of Compliance

55% of decks · $4.80

Stonybrook Banneret

54% of decks · $0.27

Thryx, the Sudden Storm

54% of decks · $0.23

Mist Dancer

53% of decks · $0.32

Roaming Throne

41% of decks · $52.83

Emperor Mihail II

38% of decks · $0.27

Archmage Emeritus

35% of decks · $0.59

Mindspring Merfolk

35% of decks · $0.43

Silver Myr

30% of decks · $0.70

Merrow Harbinger

29% of decks · $2.90

Tishana's Tidebinder

27% of decks · $2.58

Wanderwine Prophets

25% of decks · $15.63

Enduring Curiosity

22% of decks · $6.18

Sigil Tracer

21% of decks · $8.27

Deepchannel Mentor

21% of decks · $4.78

Hullbreaker Horror

20% of decks · $5.98

Harbinger of the Seas

19% of decks · $1.94

Guile

19% of decks · $0.83

Titan of Littjara

18% of decks · $5.11

Harmonized Trio

18% of decks

Hydroelectric Specimen

18% of decks

Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards

18% of decks · $0.27

River Sneak

17% of decks · $0.28

Junk Winder

17% of decks · $0.37

Daughter of the Deep

16% of decks · $2.27

Talrand, Sky Summoner

16% of decks · $1.84

Ornithopter of Paradise

15% of decks · $2.23

Coralhelm Commander

14% of decks · $0.30

Disruptor of Currents

13% of decks · $0.24

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

13% of decks · $10.31

Palladium Myr

12% of decks · $1.19

Seahunter

12% of decks · $3.78

Solemn Simulacrum

11% of decks · $0.31

Archmage of Runes

11% of decks · $3.51

Drowner of Secrets

11% of decks · $0.33

Curiosity Crafter

10% of decks · $0.30

Volshe Tideturner

10% of decks · $0.25

Pol Jamaar, Illusionist

9% of decks · $0.82

Adaptive Automaton

9% of decks · $0.43

Sea Scryer

9% of decks · $0.26

Glasspool Mimic

9% of decks

Namor, Scourge of the Seas

8% of decks · $0.74

Instants (41)

Glen Elendra's Answer

69% of decks · $1.06

Transcendent Message

58% of decks · $0.37

High Tide

49% of decks · $1.57

Complete the Circuit

44% of decks · $0.38

Meeting of Minds

41% of decks · $0.27

Artistic Refusal

40% of decks · $0.15

Unexpected Assistance

36% of decks · $0.25

Sink into Stupor

35% of decks

Pongify

31% of decks · $3.05

Dig Through Time

31% of decks · $0.30

Counterspell

27% of decks · $4.28

Rapid Hybridization

25% of decks · $0.79

Aetherize

25% of decks · $0.44

Lose Focus

22% of decks · $0.23

Cyclonic Rift

21% of decks · $39.16

Make Disappear

19% of decks · $0.25

Blue Sun's Zenith

19% of decks · $3.37

Flusterstorm

18% of decks · $8.05

Pull from Tomorrow

17% of decks · $0.31

A Little Chat

15% of decks · $0.23

An Offer You Can't Refuse

14% of decks · $3.07

Brainstorm

14% of decks

Frantic Search

14% of decks · $2.09

Narset's Reversal

14% of decks · $2.91

Consign to Memory

13% of decks · $3.52

Mana Drain

12% of decks · $56.44

March of Swirling Mist

12% of decks · $4.08

Silundi Vision

11% of decks

Arcane Denial

10% of decks · $1.72

Reality Shift

10% of decks · $0.35

Swan Song

9% of decks · $10.69

Gigadrowse

8% of decks · $0.34

Muddle the Mixture

8% of decks · $2.75

Force of Will

7% of decks · $59.96

Wicked Slumber

7% of decks · $0.28

Archmage's Charm

7% of decks · $2.16

Hide on the Ceiling

7% of decks · $0.83

Jwari Disruption

6% of decks

Opt

6% of decks · $0.25

Even the Score

5% of decks · $0.52

Brain Freeze

5% of decks

Sorceries (27)

Distant Melody

39% of decks · $0.35

Treasure Cruise

37% of decks · $0.35

Mists of Lórien

35% of decks · $1.38

Sea Gate Restoration

35% of decks

Raise the Palisade

35% of decks · $11.93

Curse of the Swine

35% of decks · $0.30

Temporal Cleansing

23% of decks · $0.19

Spirit Water Revival

19% of decks · $0.56

Ponder

16% of decks · $3.54

Secret of Bloodbending

13% of decks · $0.98

Rise of the Eldrazi

13% of decks · $26.77

Step Through

12% of decks · $0.23

Fabricate

11% of decks · $10.36

Mind's Desire

11% of decks · $1.05

Train of Thought

10% of decks · $0.09

Aquitect's Will

9% of decks · $0.35

Finale of Revelation

9% of decks · $0.39

Temporal Fissure

9% of decks · $0.29

Mentor's Guidance

9% of decks · $0.11

Mathemagics

9% of decks · $2.91

Lórien Revealed

8% of decks · $5.68

Replication Technique

7% of decks · $0.23

Temporal Trespass

7% of decks · $2.89

Rooftop Nuisance

6% of decks · $0.14

Preordain

5% of decks · $0.86

Mind Spring

5% of decks · $0.30

Rite of Replication

5% of decks · $0.29

Utility Artifacts (17)

Rimefire Torque

61% of decks · $0.33

Sapphire Medallion

57% of decks · $8.14

Skullclamp

48% of decks · $5.18

Obelisk of Urd

44% of decks · $2.82

Ashnod's Altar

34% of decks · $16.64

Dawn-Blessed Pennant

33% of decks · $0.29

Banner of Kinship

27% of decks · $7.41

Bident of Thassa

16% of decks · $0.45

Phyrexian Altar

16% of decks · $53.98

Lightning Greaves

15% of decks · $4.10

Coat of Arms

14% of decks · $19.25

Chronicle of Victory

13% of decks · $21.77

Expedition Map

12% of decks · $1.43

Wayfarer's Bauble

9% of decks · $5.61

Swiftfoot Boots

9% of decks

Idol of Oblivion

9% of decks · $3.15

Primal Amulet

9% of decks

Mana Artifacts (18)

Sol Ring

79% of decks · $1.34

Arcane Signet

65% of decks · $0.49

Thought Vessel

55% of decks

Patchwork Banner

50% of decks · $2.89

White Lotus Tile

28% of decks · $4.33

The Eternity Elevator

27% of decks · $3.22

Mind Stone

24% of decks

Sky Diamond

23% of decks · $0.25

Throne of Eldraine

17% of decks · $29.40

Thran Dynamo

16% of decks · $4.36

Midnight Clock

15% of decks · $0.57

Heraldic Banner

14% of decks · $0.36

Bender's Waterskin

14% of decks · $0.93

Everflowing Chalice

12% of decks · $0.30

Fellwar Stone

11% of decks

Caged Sun

10% of decks · $3.87

Extraplanar Lens

10% of decks · $13.92

Gilded Lotus

7% of decks · $0.59

Enchantments (16)

Merrow Commerce

52% of decks · $16.95

Kindred Discovery

47% of decks · $4.65

Deeproot Pilgrimage

42% of decks · $1.81

Amphibian Downpour

38% of decks · $1.86

Moonlit Meditation

27% of decks · $0.45

Swarm Intelligence

25% of decks · $0.40

Shark Typhoon

19% of decks · $0.29

Deeproot Waters

18% of decks · $0.26

Rhystic Study

16% of decks · $69.59

Mystic Remora

14% of decks · $15.08

Propaganda

8% of decks · $2.17

Intruder Alarm

8% of decks · $5.75

Lofty Dreams

7% of decks · $0.18

Astral Wingspan

7% of decks · $0.28

Opposition

6% of decks · $1.14

Reconnaissance Mission

5% of decks · $0.35

Utility Lands (26)

Mistrise Village

84% of decks

Boseiju, Who Shelters All

69% of decks

Mystic Sanctuary

66% of decks

Reliquary Tower

62% of decks

Three Tree City

61% of decks

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

43% of decks

Otawara, Soaring City

39% of decks

Riptide Laboratory

33% of decks

War Room

32% of decks

Urza's Saga

17% of decks

Academy Ruins

17% of decks

Castle Vantress

16% of decks

Fountainport

16% of decks

Sunken Palace

15% of decks

Terrain Generator

12% of decks

Rivendell

12% of decks

Lonely Sandbar

10% of decks

Tolaria West

10% of decks

Minamo, School at Water's Edge

9% of decks

Ancient Tomb

8% of decks

Rogue's Passage

6% of decks

High Market

6% of decks

Halimar Depths

6% of decks

Temple of the False God

5% of decks

Agna Qel'a

5% of decks

Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital

5% of decks

Lands (14)

Island

94% of decks

Sea Gate Restoration

35% of decks

Sink into Stupor

35% of decks

Myriad Landscape

27% of decks

Cavern of Souls

24% of decks

Path of Ancestry

20% of decks

Hydroelectric Specimen

18% of decks

Urza's Cave

16% of decks

Silundi Vision

11% of decks

Glasspool Mimic

9% of decks

Talon Gates of Madara

7% of decks

Jwari Disruption

6% of decks

Demolition Field

6% of decks

Snow-Covered Island

5% of decks

Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.

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