Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #215 · Rare · Legendary Creature — Demon
Mana cost: {B}{B}{R}{R}
You can't cast Rakdos unless an opponent lost life this turn.
Flying, trample
Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.
Power/toughness 6/6 · Illustrated by Vincent Proce · Released January 12, 2024
Prices
- Nonfoil: $1.99 USD · €1.01 EUR
- Foil: $2.00 USD · €1.35 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.25 USD (14.4%) to $1.99 USD; low $1.49 USD, high $1.99 USD.
Printings
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander #230 (DSC) · Mythic · 2024 · $1.74 USD
- Ravnica Remastered #215 (this printing) · Rare · 2024 · $1.99 USD
- Ravnica Remastered #379 (RVR) · Rare · 2024 · $0.73 USD
- Ravnica Remastered #379z (RVR) · Rare · 2024 · $600.00 USD foil
- Magic Online Promos #86208 (PRM) · Mythic · 2020
- Commander Legends #532 (CMR) · Mythic · 2020 · $4.63 USD etched
- RNA Guild Kit #52 (GK2) · Mythic · 2019 · $6.18 USD foil
- Return to Ravnica #187 (RTR) · Mythic · 2012 · $1.49 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — Rakdos's last ability cares about the total life lost, not necessarily what an opponent's life total is compared to what it was at the beginning of the turn. For example, if an opponent loses 5 life and then gains 10 life in a turn, creature spells you cast will cost {5} less to cast.
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — Rakdos can be put onto the battlefield by another spell or ability even if no opponent has lost life that turn.
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — Rakdos's last ability won't reduce the cost to cast Rakdos itself. It applies only to creature spells you cast once Rakdos is on the battlefield.
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — If there are additional costs to cast a creature spell, such as a kicker cost or the commander tax, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — If an opponent lost life and subsequently lost the game, Rakdos's first ability is satisfied, and its last ability counts that loss of life.
- 2020-11-10 · wotc — Rakdos's last ability can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a creature spell you cast.
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