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Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Legendary Creature — Demon MV 4

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What it does

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.

Combos with Rakdos, Lord of Riots

The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.

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Rulings

7 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.

  • 2020-11-10

    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

    Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.

  • 2020-11-10

    Rakdos can be put onto the battlefield by another spell or ability even if no opponent has lost life that turn.

  • 2020-11-10

    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

    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

    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

    Rakdos's last ability can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a creature spell you cast.

Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.

In the 99

Every deck whose current list includes Rakdos, Lord of Riots, whatever its commander.

Decks running it 3
Games played 0
Win rate — Fewer than 5 completed games, which is not enough to publish a rate yet.
Confirmed on board 0 Games where a board photo caught it actually in play.

Most played under

Commander Decks Games Win rate
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin 1 0 —
Typhoid Mary, Fractured 1 0 —

Colors it shows up in

  • Rakdos 2 decks

Every version of Rakdos, Lord of Riots

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