Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier

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2cmc 3/2 legendary Goblin Mercenary that pings a target opponent for 1 whenever another outlaw (Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, or Warlock) enters under your control. Signature in Rakdos outlaw-tribal go-wide or aristocrats shells where repeated ETBs accumulate chip damage; especially potent in 1v1 Brawl where a single opponent is being targeted directly. Requires meaningful outlaw density to generate value, limiting it to dedicated tribal/aristocrats builds.

• The outlaw supertype in Magic covers five creature types (Assassin, Mercenary, Pirate, Rogue, Warlock), so Vial Smasher can trigger off a wide range of Black and Red tribal staples — even a Rogue Refiner or Brineborn Cutthroat counts.

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• In Brawl, Vial Smasher as the commander enables a focused outlaw-tribal burn strategy where the ping triggers stack up quickly against a single 25-life opponent, making it a stronger commander choice in 1v1 than in multiplayer where splitting damage across three opponents dilutes the pressure.

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• Vial Smasher triggers on ANY outlaw entering, not just creatures cast — tokens created by cards like Pickpocket or Faerie Mastermind entering as rogues will also trigger, which is easy to overlook when building the deck.

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• EDHREC rank: #9,480