Bolg of the North
Bolg of the North3 B R
Legendary Creature — Goblin Soldier
When Bolg enters, you may sacrifice another creature. When you do, Bolg deals damage equal to that creature's power to another target creature. If excess damage was dealt this way, amass Goblins X, where X is that excess damage. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Goblin. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Goblin Army creature token first.)
uncommon5/5

Bolg of the North

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Limited summary

Five-mana 5/5 signpost: sacrifice a creature to deal its power to another creature, and excess damage becomes Amass counters. Removal, a big body, and Army growth in one card — the BR curve-topper.

Roles

CreatureRole — Mainly provides a body on the board.RemovalRole — Kills or neutralizes opposing creatures or permanents.Sacrifice OutletRole — Lets you sacrifice your own permanents for value.PayoffRewards you when the archetype's condition is met — only as good as your enabler count.

Archetypes

BR Goblins / AmassBR Goblins / Amass — RakdosAggressive Goblin tribal deck using Amass to grow an Army while chipping in damage. Sacrifice and death-trigger payoffs convert expendable bodies into value.How it plays: Amass stacks onto a single Army creature, so protect it or diversify threats. Removal-dense colors: use it to clear blockers and keep tempo. Death triggers make trades profitable.

Gameplay notes

Throwing a big creature at a small one banks the difference as Army counters — overkill is value, not waste. The sacrifice is optional.

Key synergies

Gollum the Abandoned
Gollum the AbandonedCombo / InteractionA specific, particularly strong two-card interaction.Synergy strength 3/3 — Strong

Bolg wants a creature to throw for damage; Gollum returns from the graveyard for 2, making him infinitely reusable ammunition.

The Great Goblin
The Great GoblinEnabler → PayoffOne card sets up the condition the other rewards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Bolg's excess-damage amass puts counters that trigger the Goblin's 2-damage payoff — removal that burns face.

Part in Friendship
Part in FriendshipDirect SynergyExplicit mechanical interaction between the two cards.Synergy strength 2/3 — Meaningful

Bolg's sacrifice removal now replaces the thrown creature with a new one off the top — value stacked on removal.

Synergy graph

Min strength
Bolg of the North ↔ Gollum the Abandoned Combo / Interaction · strength 3/3Bolg of the North ↔ The Great Goblin Enabler → Payoff · strength 2/3Bolg of the North ↔ Part in Friendship Direct Synergy · strength 2/3Bolg of the North (this card)
Showing 3 of 3 connections · click a card to explore its graphLine thickness = strength