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Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer

Card: Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 2W

Color identity: White

Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer is white: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
More Than Meets the Eye {1}{W} (You may cast this card converted for {1}{W}.)
Lifelink
Whenever you gain life, you may convert Ratchet. When you do, return target artifact card with mana value less than or equal to the amount of life you gained this turn from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
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Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)
Lifelink
Whenever one or more nontoken artifacts you control are put into a graveyard from the battlefield, convert Ratchet. This ability triggers only once each turn.

Reference price of the card: €0.93

Average lands in decks for Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer: 35

LifegainArtifactsEggsReanimatorGraveyardCombo+1/+1 CountersSacrifice

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🎲 How the average Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer 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.

3.0average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
25 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
16 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
98 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: C (53/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (20 nonbasic, 15 Plains)

Implement of Improvement · Sunbeam Spellbomb · Sol Ring · Swords to Plowshares · Tinker's Tote · Bottle Gnomes · Potion of Healing · Solemn Simulacrum · Trading Post · Scrap Trawler · Mind Stone · Wayfarer's Bauble · Candy Trail · Leonin Elder · Dispatch · Foundry Inspector · Oswald Fiddlebender · Path to Exile · Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender · Aetherflux Reservoir · Angel of the Ruins · Soul Warden · Burnished Hart · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Claws of Gix · Haliya, Guided by Light · Pristine Talisman · Arcbound Ravager · Dispeller's Capsule · Arcane Signet · Soul's Attendant · Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle · Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand · Cleric Class · Canoptek Tomb Sentinel · Wurmcoil Engine · Carrot Cake · Market Gnome · Myr Retriever · Soul-Guide Lantern · Circuit Mender · Welding Jar · Dusk Rose Reliquary · Mystic Forge · Orazca Relic · Organic Extinction · Golden Egg · Bagel and Schmear · Bronze Guardian · Mishra's Bauble · Nutrient Block · Scrapheap · Generous Gift · Alhammarret's Archive · Esper Sentinel · Ichor Wellspring · Instant Ramen · Sculpting Steel · Commander's Sphere · Filigree Familiar · Heliod, Sun-Crowned · Spectrum Sentinel · Basilica Skullbomb · Krark-Clan Ironworks · Phyrexia's Core · Ancient Den · Darksteel Citadel · Radiant Fountain · Buried Ruin · High Market · Inventors' Fair · Monumental Henge · Adventurer's Inn · Urza's Saga · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Treasure Vault · Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire · Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief · Power Depot · War Room · Rogue's Passage · Fomori Vault · Emeria, the Sky Ruin · Myriad Landscape

🃏 Recommended cards for Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Implement of Improvement 85% +85%
Sunbeam Spellbomb 81% +81%
Tinker's Tote 73% +73%
Bottle Gnomes 72% +72%
Phyrexia's Core 73% +72%
Potion of Healing 72% +72%
Trading Post 65% +64%
Scrap Trawler 64% +62%
Ancient Den 68% +62%
Candy Trail 62% +61%
Leonin Elder 62% +61%
Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender 58% +58%
Darksteel Citadel 59% +56%
Oswald Fiddlebender 58% +55%
Foundry Inspector 59% +53%
Wayfarer's Bauble 63% +52%
Dispatch 59% +51%
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar 50% +48%
Claws of Gix 48% +47%
Solemn Simulacrum 65% +47%
Burnished Hart 51% +47%
Dispeller's Capsule 46% +46%
Arcbound Ravager 46% +45%
Aetherflux Reservoir 53% +45%

💰 The best cards for your Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer 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.

  • Implement of Improvement€0.15 · 85% inclusion
  • Sunbeam Spellbomb€0.12 · 81% inclusion
  • Tinker's Tote€0.06 · 73% inclusion
  • Bottle Gnomes€0.10 · 72% inclusion
  • Phyrexia's Core€0.14 · 73% inclusion
  • Potion of Healing€0.09 · 72% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Candy Trail€2.51 · 62% inclusion
  • Dispatch€2.70 · 59% inclusion
  • Claws of Gix€3.65 · 48% inclusion
  • Arcbound Ravager€3.26 · 46% inclusion
  • Wurmcoil Engine€7.29 · 40% inclusion
  • Haliya, Guided by Light€2.83 · 47% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer's color identity?

Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer is white: 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 Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 25 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C (53/100).

How many lands should a Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer deck run?

Real Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer decks run 35 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 Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer?

The three highest-synergy cards are Implement of Improvement, Sunbeam Spellbomb, Tinker's Tote. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer decks.

What combos does Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer have?

We have no known combos catalogued for Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.

How much does a Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer deck cost?

You can start cheap: Implement of Improvement, Sunbeam Spellbomb, Tinker's Tote 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.

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