Rakdos Guildmage

Rakdos Guildmage

Creature — Zombie Shaman

Mana cost: {B/R}{B/R}

How we read this card

({B/R} can be paid with either {B} or {R}.)
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

activated {3}{B}, Discard a card —

activated {3}{B}, Discard a card — shrinks a creature by -2/-2

Create a 2/1 red Goblin creature token with haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

activated {3}{R} — makes a token

Causes: discard a card, create a Goblin creature token, put a Goblin creature token onto the battlefield, a Goblin creature token leaves the battlefield.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel — When a Goblin leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos Guildmage, Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a creature token leaves the battlefield — 117 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When a Goblin leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos Guildmage:

  1. Twilight Drover — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Zurgo Stormrender — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a token leaves the battlefield — 182 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When a Goblin leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos Guildmage:

  1. Boomer Scrapper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nadier's Nightblade — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a Shaman creature enters the battlefield — 539 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Thornbite Staff — When Rakdos Guildmage enters, Thornbite Staff triggers

a Goblin enters the battlefield — 622 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When a Goblin enters thanks to Rakdos Guildmage:

  1. Quest for the Goblin Lord — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Goblin Assassin — makes a player sacrifice a creature

a Zombie deals combat damage — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Undead Alchemist — When Rakdos Guildmage deals combat damage, Undead Alchemist mills a card

a Zombie attacks — 657 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Varina, Lich Queen — When Rakdos Guildmage attacks, Varina, Lich Queen draws you that many cards

a nontoken Zombie enters the battlefield — 661 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Necroduality — When Rakdos Guildmage enters, Necroduality makes a token

a Zombie it boosts — 669 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Cursecloth Wrappings — Cursecloth Wrappings gives Rakdos Guildmage bigger stats

668 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When Rakdos Guildmage enters:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a card is discarded — 2,042 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When Rakdos Guildmage makes a player discard a card:

  1. Ivora, Insatiable Heir — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Cool but Rude — deals 2 damage
  3. Containment Construct — brings a card back
  4. Moonstone, Harsh Mistress — brings a card back
  5. Lazotep Chancellor — puts 2 counters on a Zombie or Army
  6. Magmakin Artillerist — deals that much damage
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — exiles a card from your library
  8. Pitchstone Wall — sacrifices itself
  9. Currency Converter — exiles it
  10. Hostile Investigator — triggers

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

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Rakdos Guildmage makes fodder for Kethek, Crucible Goliath
  2. Industrial Advancement — Rakdos Guildmage makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  3. Divergent Transformations — Rakdos Guildmage makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  4. Transmogrify — Rakdos Guildmage makes fodder for Transmogrify

2,716 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When a Goblin enters thanks to Rakdos Guildmage:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Rakdos Guildmage makes a Goblin token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

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

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When a Goblin enters thanks to Rakdos Guildmage:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

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

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When Rakdos Guildmage makes a Goblin token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

a creature leaves the battlefield — 4,238 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

When a Goblin leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos Guildmage:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Extractor Demon — mills a card
  3. Aang, Airbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Dour Port-Mage — draws you 1 card
  5. Vela the Night-Clad — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Taeko, the Patient Avalanche — scries
  7. Ninth Bridge Patrol — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Funeral March — makes a player sacrifice a creature
  9. Sally Sparrow — triggers
  10. Aang, at the Crossroads // Aang, Destined Savior — triggers

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

Rakdos Guildmage puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Samwise Gamgee — can bring back
  2. Bloodbond March — can bring back

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

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Rakdos Guildmage attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos Guildmage is one).

  1. Champions of the Perfect — When Rakdos Guildmage is cast, Champions of the Perfect draws you 1 card

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