Ragost, Deft Gastronaut

Ragost, Deft Gastronaut

Legendary Creature — Lobster Citizen

Mana cost: {R}{W}

How we read this card

Artifacts you control are Foods in addition to their other types and have that ability

static — grants a keyword

You gain 3 life.

activated {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact —

activated {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact — gains you 3 life

Ragost deals 3 damage to each opponent.

activated {1}, {T}, Sacrifice a Food —

activated {1}, {T}, Sacrifice a Food — deals 3 damage

At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, untap Ragost.

triggered — untaps a permanent

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, gain life, sacrifice a Food, a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, anything deals noncombat damage, untap a permanent.

Cares about: life is gained, a Food to sacrifice, a Food artifact it grants abilities to.

Works well with

a Food is sacrificed — 58 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut:

  1. Rapacious Guest — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of quest counters on ~
  3. Experimental Confectioner — makes a token
  4. Camellia, the Seedmiser — makes a token
  5. Unlucky Cabbage Merchant — searches a library
  6. Nuka-Cola Vending Machine — makes a token
  7. Trail of Crumbs — searches a library

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Food is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 58 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Ygra, Eater of All — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Ygra, Eater of All puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself

a nontoken artifact is sacrificed — 740 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Bag of Devouring — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Bag of Devouring exiles it

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Trading Post — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — When Ragost, Deft Gastronaut is in the graveyard, Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring it back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — When Ragost, Deft Gastronaut is in the graveyard, Emeria Shepherd can bring it back
  8. Goblin Engineer — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. Scrap Welder — Ragost, Deft Gastronaut puts cards into the graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back

179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  9. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  10. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power

34 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When you sacrifice a Food to Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When you sacrifice Ragost, Deft Gastronaut, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

When you sacrifice Ragost, Deft Gastronaut:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is gained — 2,076 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Dina, Soul Steeper — When Ragost, Deft Gastronaut gains life, Dina, Soul Steeper makes each opponent lose 1 life

93 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Ragost, Deft Gastronaut is in the graveyard, Chainer, Dementia Master can bring it back

808 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Ragost is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Ragost, Deft Gastronaut attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

168 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.