Ragged Playmate

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Character Background

Ragged Playmate is a deceptively useful little piece of Duskmourn’s toybox horror: a 2/2 artifact creature for two mana that turns any small attacker into an unblockable threat for a turn. In practice, it best supports an aggressive tempo plan, especially in red-based decks that want to keep damage flowing while using cheap bodies as pressure points. The activation only costs one mana and tapping, so you can deploy it early and then force through creatures with power 2 or less—ideal for evasive utility creatures, token swarms, or efficient one-drops that scale with equipment, pump spells, or +1/+1 counters. It also plays well in artifact-focused decks that care about cheap permanents, since it adds board presence while enabling attacks. The main deckbuilding tip is to pair it with repeatable small threats rather than relying on one big finisher; Ragged Playmate rewards a steady stream of modest attackers that can slip past blockers and chip away at life totals.

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