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Green Goblin, NemesisHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Marvel's Spider-Man Eternal· September 26, 2025
Carte Magic Green Goblin, Nemesis

Green Goblin, Nemesis is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Flying Whenever you discard a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on target Goblin you control. Whenever you discard a land card, create a tapped Treasure token.

How it works : Green Goblin, Nemesis

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Tortured Existence
+Crystalline Crawler
+Maskwood Nexus
#1

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Tortured Existence + Crystalline Crawler + Maskwood Nexus

Infinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  2. 2Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {B}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Tortured Existence
+Crystalline Crawler
+Conspiracy
#2

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Tortured Existence + Crystalline Crawler + Conspiracy

Infinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  2. 2Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {B}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Tortured Existence
+Crystalline Crawler
+Stalactite Dagger
#3

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Tortured Existence + Crystalline Crawler + Stalactite Dagger

Infinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  2. 2Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {B}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Dryad Arbor
+Tortured Existence
+Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
#4

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Dryad Arbor + Tortured Existence + Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

Infinite self-discard triggersInfinite +1/+1 counters on Goblins you control
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding Dryad Arbor.
  2. 2Green Goblin's second ability triggers, creating two untapped Treasure tokens due to Archelos.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  5. 5Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  6. 6Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on a Goblin you control.
  7. 7Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning Dryad Arbor from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. 8Repeat.
Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Tortured Existence
+Crystalline Crawler
+Xenograft
#5

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Tortured Existence + Crystalline Crawler + Xenograft

Infinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  2. 2Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {B}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Tortured Existence
+Crystalline Crawler
+Rukarumel, Biologist
#6

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Tortured Existence + Crystalline Crawler + Rukarumel, Biologist

Infinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  2. 2Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on Crystalline Crawler.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate Crystalline Crawler's first ability by removing a +1/+1 counter from it, adding {B}.
  5. 5Repeat.
Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Dryad Arbor
+Tortured Existence
+Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
#7

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Dryad Arbor + Tortured Existence + Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

Infinite +1/+1 counters on Goblins you controlInfinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding Dryad Arbor.
  2. 2Green Goblin's second ability triggers, creating two untapped Treasure tokens due to Archelos.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  5. 5Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  6. 6Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on a Goblin you control.
  7. 7Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning Dryad Arbor from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. 8Repeat.
Green Goblin, Nemesis
+Dryad Arbor
+Tortured Existence
+Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
#8

Green Goblin, Nemesis + Dryad Arbor + Tortured Existence + Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

Infinite self-discard triggersInfinite +1/+1 counters on Goblins you control
  1. 1Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding Dryad Arbor.
  2. 2Green Goblin's second ability triggers, creating two untapped Treasure tokens due to Archelos.
  3. 3Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning another creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  5. 5Activate Tortured Existence by paying {B} and discarding a creature card.
  6. 6Green Goblin's first ability triggers, putting a +1/+1 counter on a Goblin you control.
  7. 7Resolve the Tortured Existence ability, returning Dryad Arbor from your graveyard to your hand.
  8. 8Repeat.
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Legal formats

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