EDH Optimizer
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate · R
Color identity: Red
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Ragavan deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.
Dash {1}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Reference price of the card: €33.14
Average lands in decks for Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer: 36
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Build your Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency0
- Speed66
- Interaction77
- Resilience82
- Closing85
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (8 nonbasic, 28 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Professional Face-Breaker · Chaos Warp · Blasphemous Act · Goldspan Dragon · Xorn · Ruby Medallion · Vandalblast · Sticky Fingers · Breeches, Eager Pillager · Arcane Signet · Jeska's Will · Lightning Bolt · Etali, Primal Storm · Abrade · Deflecting Swat · Academy Manufactor · Faithless Looting · Swiftfoot Boots · Big Score · Commander's Plate · Magda, Brazen Outlaw · Crime Novelist · Hellkite Tyrant · Lightning Greaves · Captain Lannery Storm · Curse of Opulence · The Reaver Cleaver · Tibalt's Trickery · Unexpected Windfall · Gamble · Lizard Blades · Goblin Engineer · Untimely Malfunction · Breeches, Brazen Plunderer · Treasure Nabber · Blood Moon · Ancient Copper Dragon · Beamtown Beatstick · Grenzo, Havoc Raiser · Mox Amber · Reckless Fireweaver · Whispersilk Cloak · Pyroblast · Diamond Pick-Axe · Imperial Recruiter · Trailblazer's Boots · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Rain of Riches · Red Elemental Blast · Sword of Feast and Famine · Knuckles the Echidna · Mana Geyser · Port Razer · Seize the Spoils · Brotherhood Regalia · Demand Answers · Fellwar Stone · Hexing Squelcher · Guild Artisan · Thrill of Possibility · Vaan, Street Thief · Chandra, Torch of Defiance · Rogue's Passage · Arena of Glory · War Room · Urza's Saga · Mines of Moria · Access Tunnel · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Xorn | 60% | +50% |
| Breeches, Eager Pillager | 52% | +50% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 61% | +48% |
| Sticky Fingers | 56% | +48% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 69% | +45% |
| Magda, Brazen Outlaw | 41% | +37% |
| Academy Manufactor | 44% | +37% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 47% | +35% |
| Crime Novelist | 40% | +34% |
| Captain Lannery Storm | 39% | +34% |
| Breeches, Brazen Plunderer | 33% | +32% |
| Lizard Blades | 36% | +31% |
| Commander's Plate | 42% | +29% |
| Hellkite Tyrant | 40% | +28% |
| Curse of Opulence | 39% | +28% |
| The Reaver Cleaver | 39% | +27% |
| Access Tunnel | 28% | +26% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 31% | +25% |
| Mox Amber | 31% | +25% |
| Trailblazer's Boots | 29% | +25% |
| Vaan, Street Thief | 25% | +25% |
| Goblin Engineer | 34% | +24% |
| Beamtown Beatstick | 31% | +24% |
| Port Razer | 27% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Breeches, Eager Pillager
- Sticky Fingers
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Crime Novelist
- Captain Lannery Storm
- Breeches, Brazen Plunderer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Goldspan Dragon
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw
- Academy Manufactor
- Hellkite Tyrant
- Curse of Opulence
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Xorn
- Commander's Plate
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Mox Amber
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Ancient Copper Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Underworld Breach + Grinding Station → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer's color identity?
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 4 % of the time and floods 62 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck run?
Real Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Xorn, Breeches, Eager Pillager, Goldspan Dragon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer decks.
What combos does Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer have?
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Breeches, Eager Pillager, Sticky Fingers, Etali, Primal Storm are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.