Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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.)
A ready-made Ragavan decklist
Complete 100-card mono-red deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Ragavan decks play in EDH
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is a mono-red commander costing R, and its legendary creature - monkey pirate line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $69.67Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (5)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck?
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer?
The cards played most often in Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer decks include Smaug the Magnificent, Draconic Visitor, Dragon-Cursed Halls. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $69.67 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.