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Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard · {2}{G}{U} · Green/Blue commander
What Radagast, Wizard of Wilds actually does
Read off the card by the same engine the Forge and Analyzer use — this is the mechanical classification, not a summary.
- Triggered ability · cast_spellWhenever you cast a spell with mana value 5 or greater, choose one —
- Static ability · keyword_grantBeasts and Birds you control have ward {1}.
- Keyword · wardward
What a Radagast, Wizard of Wilds deck needs
Plays as beast typal. What the commander asks of the other 99 — read from the card and checked by hand.
- spells with mana value 5 or greater (only those trigger it)
- creatures that profit from ward (it grants the team it)
- beast/bird creatures (its text counts them)
The Radagast, Wizard of Wilds deck plan
The roles the Forge fills for this commander, and how many cards of each.
- 14× Mana value at or above the floor — for a cascade commander a cheap card is a DEFECT, not a bargain
- 26× A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- 6× A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- 4× A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- 5× Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- 9× Find the exact card the plan needs
- 2× Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- 1× Answer a whole board at once
- 7× Refill your hand
Best cards for Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
Ranked by an engine that reads what each card does — its real cost, its delay and how reliably it works — rather than counting how often other people play it.
Mana value at or above the floor — for a cascade commander a cheap card is a DEFECT, not a bargain
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden12 mana
- Ghalta, Primal Hunger12 mana
- Ancient Stone Idol10 mana
- Apex Devastator10 mana
- Blightsteel Colossus12 mana
- Darksteel Colossus11 mana
- Emrakul, the Promised End13 mana
- Emrakul, the World Anew12 mana
A body of the exact type the commander's trigger requires — the wrong type is worthless here regardless of quality
- Birds of Paradise1 mana
- Gilded Goose1 mana
- Mockingbird1 mana
- Arboreal Grazer1 mana
- Ledger Shredder2 mana
- Thrummingbird2 mana
- Frenzied Baloth2 mana
- Hydroid Krasis2 mana
A card that is CAST to trigger the commander — reanimating or blinking it does not count
- Birds of Paradise1 mana
- Gilded Goose1 mana
- Mockingbird1 mana
- Arboreal Grazer1 mana
- Ledger Shredder2 mana
- Thrummingbird2 mana
- Artificer's Assistant1 mana
- Harrier Strix1 mana
A team pump that actually pumps tokens
- Patchwork Banner3 mana
- Finale of Devastation2 mana
- Beastmaster Ascension3 mana
- Heraldic Banner3 mana
- Assault Formation2 mana
- Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse2 mana
- Sylvan Anthem2 mana
- Weaver of Harmony2 mana
Actually remove one problem permanent — preventing its damage is not removing it
- Reality Shift2 mana
- Pongify1 mana
- Rapid Hybridization1 mana
- Resculpt2 mana
- Beast Within3 mana
- Nature's Claim1 mana
- Emerald Charm1 mana
- Naturalize2 mana
Find the exact card the plan needs
- Green Sun's Zenith1 mana
- Nature's Rhythm2 mana
- Neoform2 mana
- Celestial Reunion1 mana
- Worldly Tutor1 mana
- Reshape2 mana
- March of Burgeoning Life1 mana
- Mask of the Mimic1 mana
Answer a spell or ability before it resolves
- Mindbreak Trap4 mana
- Fierce Guardianship3 mana
- Force of Negation3 mana
- Force of Will5 mana
- Flare of Denial3 mana
- Pact of Negation0 mana
- An Offer You Can't Refuse1 mana
- Arcane Denial2 mana
Answer a whole board at once
- Desynchronization4 mana
- Wave Goodbye4 mana
- Whelming Wave4 mana
- Consuming Tide4 mana
- Oversimplify5 mana
- Selective Obliteration5 mana
- Needle Storm3 mana
- Evacuation5 mana
Refill your hand
- Mystic Remora1 mana
- Skullclamp1 mana
- Sylvan Library2 mana
- Curiosity1 mana
- Wizard Class1 mana
- Garruk's Uprising3 mana
- Herald's Horn3 mana
- Rhystic Study3 mana
Combos with Radagast, Wizard of Wilds
Known combos from Commander Spellbook that Radagast, Wizard of Wilds is a piece of, and how many decks list them.
- Radagast, Wizard of Wilds + Adrix And Nev, Twincasters + Temur Sabertooth + Phyrexian Altar + Tangle Golem2 decks
- Radagast, Wizard of Wilds + Temur Sabertooth + Phyrexian Altar + Tangle Golem + Parallel Lives1 decks
- Radagast, Wizard of Wilds + Temur Sabertooth + Phyrexian Altar + Tangle Golem + Primal Vigor1 decks
- Radagast, Wizard of Wilds + Temur Sabertooth + Phyrexian Altar + Tangle Golem + Tangleroot1 decks
- Radagast, Wizard of Wilds + Temur Sabertooth + Phyrexian Altar + Tangle Golem + Doubling Season1 decks
- Radagast, Wizard of Wilds + Animar, Soul Of Elements + Phyrexian Altar + Psychic Pickpocket
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