Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 1

Rashmi and Ragavan has to be on the battlefield at the moment you cast your first spell. Notably, on the turn you cast Rashmi and Ragavan, the ability won’t trigger for you that turn. If a spell causes Rashmi and Ragavan to leave the battlefield as an additional cost to cast it, the ability won’t trigger.

Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 2

Rashmi and Ragavan’s ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger, but not before you have to pay for the original spell. You won’t be able to use the Treasure token you create to pay for it.

Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 3

Check the number of artifacts you control as the ability resolves, including the Treasure token you just created, to see if you can cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.

Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 4

If you cast the spell without paying its mana cost, you do so during the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions of that spell based on card type are ignored. It will resolve before the spell that caused the ability to trigger.

Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 5

If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay any additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 6

If the spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 7

If you don’t cast it without paying its mana cost but rather cast it later in the turn, you must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card by paying its mana cost only during your main phase while the stack is empty.

Rashmi and Ragavan — ruling 8

If you don’t cast the card at all, it remains exiled.

Rashmi and Ragavan : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Rashmi and Ragavan is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Whenever you cast your first spell during each of your turns, exile the top card of target opponent's library and create a Treasure token. Then you may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost if it's a spell with mana value less than the number of artifacts you control. If you don't cast it this way, you may cast it this turn.

How it works : Rashmi and Ragavan

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
Rashmi and Ragavan has to be on the battlefield at the moment you cast your first spell. Notably, on the turn you cast Rashmi and Ragavan, the ability won’t trigger for you that turn. If a spell causes Rashmi and Ragavan to leave the battlefield as an additional cost to cast it, the ability won’t trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
Rashmi and Ragavan’s ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger, but not before you have to pay for the original spell. You won’t be able to use the Treasure token you create to pay for it.
Card named in this ruling
Treasure
#3April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
Check the number of artifacts you control as the ability resolves, including the Treasure token you just created, to see if you can cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
Card named in this ruling
Treasure
#4April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast the spell without paying its mana cost, you do so during the resolution of the triggered ability. Timing restrictions of that spell based on card type are ignored. It will resolve before the spell that caused the ability to trigger.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay any additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#6April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If the spell has in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#7April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If you don’t cast it without paying its mana cost but rather cast it later in the turn, you must pay its costs, and you must follow all applicable timing rules. For example, if the card is a creature card, you can cast that card by paying its mana cost only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#8April 14, 2023· Wizards of the Coast
If you don’t cast the card at all, it remains exiled.
No other card is named in this ruling.