Art: Shuko Murase · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate · from $39.93

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.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
32	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
33	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
34	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
35	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
36	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
37	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
38	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
39	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
40	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
41	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
42	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
43	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
44	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
45	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
46	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
47	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
48	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
49	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
50	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
51	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
52	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
53	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
54	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
55	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
56	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
57	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
58	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
59	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
60	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
61	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
62	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
63	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
64	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
65	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
66	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
67	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
68	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
69	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
70	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
71	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
72	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
73	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
74	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
75	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
76	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
77	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
78	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
79	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
80	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
81	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
82	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
83	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
84	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
85	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
86	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
87	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
88	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
89	Unexpected Windfall	Instant	4	$1.87
90	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
91	Etali, Primal Storm	Creature	6	$0.46
92	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
93	Mana Geyser	Sorcery	5	$0.52
94	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
95	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
96	Seething Song	Instant	3	$6.78
97	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
98	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
99	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22
100	Urza's Incubator	Artifact	3	$19.87

Curve of these staples

Combos with Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Combat Celebrant + Fable of the Mirror-Breaker // Reflection of Kiki-Jiki + Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Infinite combat phases · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

One finish placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

12th of 17 — CSG Tampa Magic: May cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggMay 24, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Nick Fotopoulos

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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