Any quote related to goblins is bound to be this
They put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control
Equip abilities you activate cost less to activate
120+ Best Artifact Card Draw Cards in MTG Magic: the Gathering Sure, your blue/green Simic deck has no problems drawing, but what do you do when you want to go mono red, mono white, or Boros
Lavinia, Azorius RenegadeLavinia, Azorius Renegade (32941 decks) and The Council of FourThe Council of Four (31,557 decks) We're now moving from the side of Azorius that's all fun, blink, and card draw to the, well, AZORIUS facet of the color pair that loves setting new rules and punishing opponents who didn't get the memo or who try and flaunt them
Unless that creature has shroud or hexproof, Swords will almost certainly deal with the problem