Being both gold and basically always needing a dork in play to do much of much leaves this with not all that many decks that can play it
Goblin King, Goblin Warchief, and Goblin Chieftain are also staples, as haste and cost reduction are both invaluable things to have
The problem is that since the Geist is so small stat-wise, it is pretty easy to take him out, even with the hexproof
Decklist: Goblin Combo in Pauper Goblin Matron | Illustration by Jesper Ejsing Creatures (13) Skirk Prospector x4 Putrid Goblin x4 Flamewave Invoker Goblin Matron x4 Instants (8) Deadly Dispute x4 First Day of Class x4 Sorceries (10) Duress x2 Unearth x4 Faithless Looting x2 Reckless Impulse x2 Enchantments (2) Artifacts (8) Chromatic Star x4 Ichor Wellspring x4 Lands (19) Drossforge Bridge x4 Great Furnace x2 Mountain x5 Rakdos Carnarium Swamp x5 Vault of Whispers x2 Sideboard (15) Krark-Clan Shaman Sparksmith x2 Masked Vandal Duress x2 Introduction to Prophecy x2 Pyroblast x4 Cast Down Abrade Pyromatics This is a deck with an exciting combo that involves Skirk Prospector, Putrid Goblin, and First Day of Class
Soulless Jailers 0/4 stat line means that it can even survive Lightning Bolt while also giving it a fair chance to survive when it swings to get that trigger for Winota, Joiner of Forces in cEDH