Card
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Mana cost {R}{W}
Legendary Creature — Lobster Citizen 2/2
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.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 126 known combos. 5 official rulings.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Rare · EOE · #224
- Cheapest printing
- €0.19
- EDHREC salt
- 0.35
- Color identity
- Red, White
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
126 known combos.
- Ragost, Deft Gastronaut + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Krark-Clan Ironworks
Produces: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite colorless mana
View on Commander Spellbook - Ragost, Deft Gastronaut + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Grinding Station
Produces: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite mill
View on Commander Spellbook - Ragost, Deft Gastronaut + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Arcbound Ravager
Produces: Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
- 2025-07-25 · Wizards of the Coast
Ragost’s last ability will check as the end step starts to see if you gained life this turn. If you haven’t, the ability won’t trigger at all. You won’t be able to gain life during your end step in time to have the ability trigger. - 2025-07-25 · Wizards of the Coast
If Ragost somehow becomes an artifact, Ragost will also be a Food. - 2025-07-25 · Wizards of the Coast
If an effect refers to a Food, it means any Food artifact, not just a Food token. For example, when you activate Ragost’s second ability, you can sacrifice any Food you control to pay its cost. - 2025-07-25 · Wizards of the Coast
You can’t sacrifice a Food to pay multiple costs. For example, you can’t sacrifice a single Food to pay the cost of its own ability and also to pay the cost of Ragost’s second ability. - 2025-07-25 · Wizards of the Coast
The artifacts retain any types, subtypes, supertypes, and abilities they have.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast