Anthem of Rakdos

Anthem of Rakdos

Enchantment

Mana cost: {2}{B}{R}{R}

How we read this card

Whenever a creature you control attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn and this enchantment deals 1 damage to you.

triggered — gives +2/+0

triggered — deals 1 damage

As long as you have no cards in hand, if a source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.

static — doubles the damage

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: a creature attacks, anything deals combat damage, anything deals noncombat damage.

Works well with

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — When Far Fortune, End Boss deals noncombat damage, Anthem of Rakdos doubles the damage
  2. Jaya, Venerated Firemage — When Jaya, Venerated Firemage deals noncombat damage, Anthem of Rakdos doubles the damage
  3. Quest for Pure Flame — When Anthem of Rakdos deals noncombat damage, Quest for Pure Flame puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Tor Wauki the Younger — When Tor Wauki the Younger deals noncombat damage, Anthem of Rakdos doubles the damage
  5. Aether Revolt — When Aether Revolt deals noncombat damage, Anthem of Rakdos doubles the damage
  6. Fear of Burning Alive — When Anthem of Rakdos deals noncombat damage, Fear of Burning Alive deals that amount damage
  7. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — When Anthem of Rakdos deals noncombat damage, Niv-Mizzet, Visionary draws you that many cards
  8. Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph — When Anthem of Rakdos deals noncombat damage, Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph deals 2 damage
  9. Chandra's Incinerator — When Anthem of Rakdos deals noncombat damage, Chandra's Incinerator deals that much damage
  10. The Rollercrusher Ride — When Anthem of Rakdos deals noncombat damage, The Rollercrusher Ride doubles the damage
  11. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — When Anthem of Rakdos deals noncombat damage, Thor, Guardian of Midgard exiles a card from your library

37 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 3,160 cards in the game can cause this (Anthem of Rakdos is one).

When Anthem of Rakdos makes a player lose life:

  1. The Master of Lake-town — mills a card
  2. Intermediate Chirography — puts a counter on a creature
  3. Vilis, Broker of Blood — draws you that many cards
  4. Vengeful Warchief — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Wax-Wane Witness — gets +1/+0
  6. Oath of Lim-Dûl — sacrifices an enchantment
  7. Marina Vendrell's Grimoire — triggers
  8. Lich's Mastery — triggers
  9. Lich's Tomb — sacrifices a permanent
  10. Gonti's Machinations — puts a counter on a permanent you control

46 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment is cast — 3,673 cards in the game can cause this (Anthem of Rakdos is one).

When Anthem of Rakdos is cast:

  1. Soul-Scar Mage — gets +1/+1
  2. Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage — gets +1/+1
  3. Hallowed Haunting — makes a token
  4. Daxos the Returned — puts a counter on a permanent
  5. Tatsunari, Toad Rider — makes a token
  6. Sythis, Harvest's Hand — gains you 1 life
  7. Sigil of the Empty Throne — makes a token
  8. Dawnhart Geist — gains you 2 life
  9. Herald of the Pantheon — gains you 1 life
  10. Artist's Talent — draws and discards

255 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Anthem of Rakdos is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When Anthem of Rakdos enters, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment it makes cheaper to cast — 3,713 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Mana Matrix — Mana Matrix reduces what Anthem of Rakdos costs

3,712 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Anthem of Rakdos is one).

When Anthem of Rakdos enters:

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — puts a counter on a creature
  2. Elvish Archivist — draws you 1 card
  3. Victor, Valgavoth's Seneschal — surveils
  4. Strength from the Fallen — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
  5. Doomwake Giant — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  6. Cacophony Unleashed — turns something into a creature
  7. Ghostly Dancers — makes a token
  8. Thassa's Devourer — mills a card
  9. Killian, Decisive Mentor — taps a creature
  10. Thoughtrender Lamia — makes an opponent discard a card

63 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Rockslide Sorcerer — When Rockslide Sorcerer attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  2. Skyfire Phoenix — When Skyfire Phoenix attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  3. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — When Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  4. HYDRA Assault Robot — When HYDRA Assault Robot attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  5. Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier — When Vial Smasher, Gleeful Grenadier attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  6. Bill Potts — When Bill Potts attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  7. Defiler of Instinct — When Defiler of Instinct attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  8. Defiler of Flesh — When Defiler of Flesh attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  9. Weftstalker Ardent — When Weftstalker Ardent attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0
  10. Fire Nation Salvagers — When Fire Nation Salvagers attacks, Anthem of Rakdos gives +2/+0

17,924 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is dealt damage — 19,812 cards in the game can cause this (Anthem of Rakdos is one).

When Anthem of Rakdos is dealt damage:

  1. Darien, King of Kjeldor — makes that many tokens
  2. Blood Hound — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Angelheart Vial — puts that many charge counters on itself
  4. Sun Droplet — puts that many charge counters on itself
  5. Living Artifact — puts that many counters on a permanent
  6. Swarmborn Giant — sacrifices itself
  7. Risona, Asari Commander — triggers
  8. Azor's Elocutors — triggers
  9. Lich — sacrifices a permanent
  10. Contested Game Ball — untaps itself

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Anthem of Rakdos is one).

  1. Nature's Wrath — When Anthem of Rakdos enters, Nature's Wrath makes a player sacrifice a Swamp or permanent

21 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.