Ragost, Deft Gastronaut

Commander
WRRagost, Deft Gastronaut
9.5±0.3
Fringe cEDH
Near-optimal construction. High card-for-card quality with interaction ready from the start.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Walking Ballista,Heliod, Sun-Crowned
High confidence(820 pts)
Estimated win turn
T2best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (60% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana9
0Mox Opal+10
0Lotus Petal+8
1Sol Ring+10
1Mana Vault+9
2Grim Monolith+9
3Metalworker+8
4Krark-Clan Ironworks+3
Ancient Tomb+9
Gemstone Caverns+7
Mana rocks1
2Arcane Signet+6
Mana dorks3
2Gold Myr+4
2Iron Myr+4
2Ornithopter of Paradise+4
Other acceleration3
3Foundry Inspector+7
3Cloud Key+6
2WVoyager Quickwelder+6
Treasure generators4
RRagavan, Nimble Pilferer+2
2Prized Statue+4
3Nuka-Cola Vending Machine+4
2RCrime Novelist+1
Tutors9
WEnlightened Tutor+9
RGamble+7
1RReckless Handling+8
1RGoblin Engineer+7
1WOswald Fiddlebender+1
2RImperial Recruiter+11
3Tezzeret, Cruel Captain+5
Inventors' Fair+4
Urza's Saga+3
Draw engines4
WEsper Sentinel+8
2WLoran of the Third Path+1
4The One Ring+8
4Mystic Forge+7
Cantrips & burst draw5
1Sensei's Divining Top+8
RFaithless Looting+5
1RDemand Answers+2
2Ichor Wellspring+1
3RDaretti, Scrap Savant+6
Recursion5
2Myr Retriever+5
3Scrap Trawler+6
3Junk Diver+1
3WTeshar, Ancestor's Apostle+1
Buried Ruin+3
Value engines4
RRagavan, Nimble Pilferer+2
1WAstrid Peth+2
3Myr Welder+6
3Shimmer Myr+1
Counterspells1
1RTibalt's Trickery+5
Spot removal3
WDusk Rose Reliquary+7
1WDisenchant+1
2WLoran of the Third Path+1
Artifact/enchantment removal1
RVandalblast+6
Board wipes1
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate1
1WEthersworn Canonist+6
Protection3
2Lightning Greaves+6
1WCrystal Barricade+5
4The One Ring+3
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+12ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (16 sources)+6ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Arid Mesa+8
Dual & shock lands6
Plateau+9
Sacred Foundry+6
Spectator Seating+5
Battlefield Forge+4
Clifftop Retreat+4
Arena of Glory+4
Premium utility lands3
Spire of Industry+6
Command Tower+5
City of Brass+5
Utility lands14
2RBrass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift+2
Urza's Saga+4
Ancient Den+2
Darksteel Citadel+2
Great Furnace+2
Buried Ruin+2
Rugged Prairie+2
Glimmervoid+2
Sunbaked Canyon+2
Needleverge Pathway // Pillarverge Pathway+2
Treasure Vault+2
Sundown Pass+2
+2 more
Taplands2
3WWitch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow+2
Furycalm Snarl+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+1
Plains+1
28 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 92%)+153ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Combo pieces27
XXWalking Ballista+10
0Lotus Petal+3
1Animation Module+9
1Sol Ring+3
1Mana Vault+3
1Sensei's Divining Top+3
2Grinding Station+9
2Arcbound Ravager+4
2Myr Retriever+3
2Grim Monolith+3
2WHeliod, Sun-Crowned+11
3Staff of Domination+10
+15 more
Drain effects1
2RWeftstalker Ardent+1
Token generators1
1WAstrid Peth+2

Bracket

5
Bracket 5cEDH
Competitive mindset. Built with cEDH meta assumptions, every card slot contested.
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✓
Power level 9.5 → Bracket 5
Threats100Speed92Consistency92

1.0 above Bracket 4 ceiling (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 5.

✓
Game changers 6
Mana VaultEnlightened TutorGambleAncient TombGrim MonolithThe One Ring
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Artifacts Matter28 cards

28 artifact synergy cards. Deck is built to leverage artifacts beyond just utility.

Daretti, Scrap Savant,Myr Retriever,Arcbound Ravager,Junk Diver,Buried Ruin
Go-Wide / Weenies17 cards

17 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Crystal Barricade,Myr Retriever,Ornithopter,Arcbound Ravager,Walking Ballista
Aristocrats12 cards

12 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Cathodion,Myr Retriever,Arcbound Ravager,Salvager of Ruin,Junk Diver

Combos28 total