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Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Legendary Creature — Lobster Citizen · RW
Color identity: Red · White · Boros
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut is Boros (red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Artifacts you control are Foods in addition to their other types and have "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life."
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice a Food: Ragost deals 3 damage to each opponent.
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, untap Ragost.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Average lands in decks for Ragost, Deft Gastronaut: 34
ArtifactsBurnLifegainTokensFoodComboGroup SlugSacrifice
Build your Ragost, Deft Gastronaut deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ragost, Deft Gastronaut 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ragost, Deft Gastronaut deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (61/100)
- Consistency48
- Speed67
- Interaction36
- Resilience92
- Closing64
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 5 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Weapons Manufacturing · Arcane Signet · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Academy Manufactor · Ichor Wellspring · Swords to Plowshares · Basilisk Collar · Prized Statue · Haliya, Guided by Light · Myr Retriever · Reckless Fireweaver · Path to Exile · Scrap Trawler · Solemn Simulacrum · Crime Novelist · Weftstalker Ardent · Dispatch · Foundry Inspector · Treasure Nabber · Astrid Peth · Talisman of Conviction · Loyal Apprentice · Nutrient Block · Swiftfoot Boots · Mycosynth Wellspring · Big Score · Junk Diver · Boros Signet · Lembas · The Gaffer · Servo Schematic · Spirit Loop · Blasphemous Act · The Battle of Bywater · Stridehangar Automaton · Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender · Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer · Sheltered by Ghosts · Transmutation Font · Unexpected Windfall · Wake the Past · Caduceus, Staff of Hermes · Chaos Warp · Goblin Engineer · Nimblewright Schematic · Apothecary White · Lightning Greaves · Sami, Wildcat Captain · Smothering Tithe · Leonin Elder · Authority of the Consuls · Boros Charm · Krark-Clan Ironworks · Implement of Improvement · Instant Ramen · Liquimetal Torque · Scrapheap · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Ingenious Artillerist · Generous Gift · Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith · Circuit Mender · Descent into Avernus · Esper Sentinel · Command Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Ancient Den · Great Furnace · Battlefield Forge · Sacred Foundry · Rustvale Bridge · Rugged Prairie · Darksteel Citadel · Inventors' Fair · Buried Ruin · Furycalm Snarl · Spectator Seating · Sundown Pass · Treasure Vault · Sunbillow Verge · Exotic Orchard · Temple of Triumph · Arid Mesa · Radiant Summit · Sunscorched Divide · Boros Garrison · Spire of Industry · Wind-Scarred Crag
🃏 Recommended cards for Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Weapons Manufacturing | 84% | +76% |
| Nuka-Cola Vending Machine | 79% | +75% |
| Academy Manufactor | 78% | +73% |
| Ichor Wellspring | 77% | +70% |
| Prized Statue | 64% | +60% |
| Basilisk Collar | 70% | +56% |
| Myr Retriever | 61% | +55% |
| Reckless Fireweaver | 60% | +54% |
| Crime Novelist | 57% | +53% |
| Haliya, Guided by Light | 61% | +53% |
| Scrap Trawler | 58% | +53% |
| Astrid Peth | 53% | +50% |
| Treasure Nabber | 54% | +50% |
| Ancient Den | 63% | +50% |
| Great Furnace | 62% | +50% |
| Nutrient Block | 52% | +47% |
| Weftstalker Ardent | 56% | +47% |
| Mycosynth Wellspring | 51% | +47% |
| Junk Diver | 48% | +45% |
| Lembas | 47% | +45% |
| Foundry Inspector | 54% | +44% |
| The Gaffer | 45% | +41% |
| Dispatch | 54% | +41% |
| Rustvale Bridge | 51% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Ragost, Deft Gastronaut 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.
- Ichor Wellspring
- Prized Statue
- Myr Retriever
- Reckless Fireweaver
- Crime Novelist
- Scrap Trawler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Weapons Manufacturing
- Academy Manufactor
- Basilisk Collar
- Haliya, Guided by Light
- Astrid Peth
- Great Furnace
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Inventors' Fair
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
- Descent into Avernus
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- Thousand-Year Elixir
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Underworld Breach + Grinding Station → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Karn, the Great Creator + Mycosynth Lattice → Activated abilities of permanents your opponents control can't be activated, Activated abilities can't be activated, Lock, Mass Land Denial
- Mycosynth Lattice + Vandalblast → Destroy all permanents opponents control, Mass Land Denial
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ragost, Deft Gastronaut's color identity?
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut is Boros (red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Ragost, Deft Gastronaut come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ragost, Deft Gastronaut deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 29 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Ragost, Deft Gastronaut deck run?
Real Ragost, Deft Gastronaut decks run 34 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 Ragost, Deft Gastronaut?
The three highest-synergy cards are Weapons Manufacturing, Nuka-Cola Vending Machine, Academy Manufactor. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ragost, Deft Gastronaut decks.
What combos does Ragost, Deft Gastronaut have?
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. 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 Ragost, Deft Gastronaut deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ichor Wellspring, Prized Statue, Myr Retriever 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.