Ragged Playmate
Artifact Creature — Toy
, 
: Target creature with power 2 or less can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #9799
Ragged Playmate enters the battlefield and immediately gives a creature you control lifelink and deathtouch until end of turn — two of the most oppressive keyword combinations in combat — at the cost of two mana and a card slot. In any deck built around Arabella, Abandoned Doll, that triggered ability is the whole point: Arabella pings opponents for each life you gain, so lifelink on a swinging creature isn't just combat math, it's direct damage.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Arabella, Abandoned Doll
Arabella, Abandoned Doll triggers on life gain, and Ragged Playmate turns any attack into a life gain event — stack lifelink on your biggest creature, connect, and watch Arabella fire for each point gained while deathtouch discourages any block that would stop it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ragged Playmate is legal everywhere but does nothing in formats where tempo and card efficiency are ruthless — in Modern or Pioneer, a 2/2 for two that grants keywords until end of turn gets outclassed by cards that generate lasting advantage. Pauper is the one competitive context where a body plus two relevant keywords on entry could theoretically matter in a life-gain shell, but it still doesn't clear the bar there. Commander is where Ragged Playmate actually earns its slot, specifically in Arabella, Abandoned Doll decks where every point of lifelink-generated life is a damage trigger pointed at each opponent; outside that narrow niche, it remains a bulk role-player without a role.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Ragged Playmate is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card. That price is stable by definition: bulk commons don't move unless a format breaks them, and nothing on the horizon suggests that's coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.