Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
MH2 · mythic · Released 2021-06-18
Power
brawl
tier-1Game-defining
commander
tier-1Game-defining
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
over
above rate
standalone
meaningful alone
modular
fits anywhere
takes over
can take over a game
flexible
multiple modes
broad
broadly useful
recurring
comes back
Commander Bracket
Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).
Archetypes
positive:
aggrotempomidrangetreasure
negative:
stax-prisoncontrol
Roles
aggressive-creatureevasive-threattreasure-generatorcard-advantageattack-trigger
Risks
attack-trigger-onlyremoval-magnet
Mechanics
mech-treasuremech-dash
Typal
synergy:
monkeypirate
anti:
—
Structural
triggered-abilityalternative-cost
Rationale
1cmc 2/1 legendary monkey pirate — on combat damage: creates a Treasure token AND exiles top card of damaged player's library, castable until end of turn. Dash {1}{R} gives haste and bounce-back protection. A format-warping 1-drop that simultaneously generates mana (Treasure), card advantage (opponent's exile), and applies early pressure; signature in red aggro, tempo, and pirate tribal. Dash makes it resilient to removal at the cost of requiring re-cast investment.
Learnings (1)
Brawl (1v1) eval, NOT cEDH/Commander: good in red aggro/tempo AND ramp — its Treasure generation on combat damage is mana acceleration, and Dash keeps it connecting. Not aggro-only.
user · human
Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #269
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