Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Legendary Creature — Monkey Pirate

Whenever Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer 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, this gains haste, and is returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Tokens

• Treasure

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (49)

x1AlphaWolf36 on Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes

1 week ago

No worries clayperce, the other cards are Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, Goldvein Hydra, Seize the Spotlight, Castle Garenbrig, and Evendo, Waking Haven.

Cloudy2024 on Modern - Jeskai Blink

2 weeks ago

love it, but 4 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer could be better

SaberTech on Naya tricks

1 month ago

Yeah, I was a bit confused about what you were asking for because spells like Guided Strike that are used to influence combat situations are what are typically called "combat tricks". I didn't clue in that you might have meant meant creatures with combat related triggered abilities until after I had already posted.

In naya colours, some creatures with notable combat related abilities include:

(3 or less mana) - Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, Arabella, Abandoned Doll, Jacked Rabbit, Kellan, Daring Traveler, Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd, Syr Faren, the Hengehammer, Tilonalli's Summoner, Arni Metalbrow, Breeches, Eager Pillager, Combat Celebrant, Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Brimaz, King of Oreskos, Laelia, the Blade Reforged, Mirri, Weatherlight Duelist, Ogre Battlecaster, Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury, Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon.

(Over 3 mana) Odric, Lunarch Marshal, Odric, Master Tactician, Hero of Bladehold, Ilharg, the Raze-Boar, Kogla, the Titan Ape, Aurelia, the Warleader.

Honestly, there are a ton of useful options that I didn't list. It all depends on what sort of deck you want to build.

NV_1980 on Purphoros, the Soul Forge

2 months ago

Nice Purph deck. I'd consider some of the following options:

• Elturel Survivors: the myriad mechanic works well with Purph.
• Firecat Blitz/Song of Totentanz/Tempt with Vengeance: pump any of these with enough mana while Purph's around, and these might end games.
• Idol of Oblivion: another great CA-resource that will usually work in your deck, because it tends to generate numerous tokens.
• Panharmonicon: doubles Purph's damage output as well as some other useful trigger outcomes.
• Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer: bit expensive, but he helps to solve your CA-issue, generates some treasure and he's able to blink on and off the battlefield every turn.
• Roaming Throne: again, bit expensive, but it potentially doubles Purph's damage output.

Good luck!

Niko9 on The Aristocrats

3 months ago

Nice deck! I really like the use of Tragic Slip that's one of my all time favorite cards, it's just such a flexible removal that is every now and then an absolute bomb. At it's base it can take out a Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and at it's top end it takes out eldrazi, and I think it's a hilarious interaction that some of the most powerful creatures in all of magic can just trip and fall : )

It also has the debuff effect that comes up randomly to take out a creature in combat damage. Truly one of the most fun cards ever.

OberstHati on Swinging with Isshin

7 months ago

Thank You Last_Laugh, Valet is another spicy Option,… I have Hanweir Garrison  ^Meld don’t really know what to cut in its favour though, and Breena, the Demagogue The opponents Card draw scares me a bit… Dollmaker's Shop / Porcelain Gallery is a bomb on Arena, Shared Animosity too, Both should find their way into the 100,… I think about adding Drannith MagistrateGC and Archon of Emeria, Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is already ordered… That should help a bit with the curve issue too…

CommanderNeyo on Gruul Land Destruction

8 months ago

Dang, this deck seems so annoying to play against... and quite good!

A couple thoughts:

• You could include Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer as one of the 1-drop ramp spells, since he also acts as card advantage.

• Instead of Elder Gargaroth, you could play other cheaper threats, such as Seasoned Pyromancer, Dragon's Rage Channeler, Fear of Missing Out, Inti, Seneschal of the Sun, or Questing Druid that also provide some card filtering/advantage. That way, you can play them as well as your land destruction.

Andramalech on Rhox & The Hound

9 months ago

Bookrook fundamentally it acts as a worse Security Rhox, being meant to cast on turn 2 alongside everyone else. Assuming you've got a body like a Goldhound or a Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer to pitch to it. Consistency of concept influenced my choice there.