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Radagast of Rhosgobel
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Radagast of Rhosgobel wants a deck that answers everything its opponents play, then wins late. It also works in a deck built around Avatars or Wizards.
- Mana cost
- Green ()
- Power / toughness2 / 5
- RarityRare
The first creature spell you cast each turn costs less to cast and can be cast as though it had flash.
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Cards That Fit Radagast of Rhosgobel
Picked for what they do in Radagast of Rhosgobel's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Radagast of Rhosgobel's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.
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Rulings for Radagast of Rhosgobel
explain how Radagast of Rhosgobel works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary
If the first creature spell you cast in a turn has {X} in its mana cost, you choose the value of X before calculating the spell's total cost. For example, if the first creature spell you cast in a turn has a mana cost of {X}{G}, you could choose 2 as the value of X and pay {G} to cast the spell.
If there are additional costs to cast a spell, or if the cost to cast a spell is increased by an effect, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
Radagast of Rhosgobel's ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any spell. It changes only the total cost you actually pay.
Radagast of Rhosgobel's ability will look at the entire turn, even if Radagast wasn't on the battlefield for some of it. Notably, if you cast Radagast of Rhosgobel in a turn, then no other creature spell you cast that turn can be your first.
Radagast's ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a spell. It reduces only the generic component of that cost.
The cost reduction can apply to alternative costs.
The first creature spell you cast each turn doesn't necessarily have to be the first spell you cast. You could cast a sorcery spell and then cast a creature spell that would get the discount.
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