Rakdos, Patron of Chaos

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos

Legendary Creature — Demon

Mana cost: {4}{B}{R}

How we read this card

Flying, trample
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent may sacrifice two nonland, nontoken permanents of their choice. If they don't, you draw two cards.

triggered —

triggered — draws you 2 cards

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a nontoken artifact, sacrifice a nontoken battle, sacrifice a nontoken creature, sacrifice a nontoken enchantment, sacrifice a nontoken planeswalker, a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a nontoken battle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a nontoken creature dies, a nontoken enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a nontoken planeswalker is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Cares about: an end step.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  11. Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  12. Identity Echo — Identity Echo can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library

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

a battle in a graveyard — 129 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Bilbo, Unexpected Adventurer — can bring back
  2. Narset, Enlightened Exile — can bring back
  3. Fallaji Archaeologist — can bring back
  4. Chandra, Chill of Compliance — can bring back

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 232 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. The Eldest Reborn — can bring back
  2. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering — can bring back
  3. Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen — can bring back
  4. Breach the Multiverse — can bring back
  5. Command the Dreadhorde — can bring back

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

a Demon enters the battlefield — 284 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When Rakdos, Patron of Chaos enters:

  1. Blood Speaker — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Be'lakor, the Dark Master — deals its power damage

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos:

  1. Jaws, Relentless Predator — deals 1 damage
  2. Vengeful Tracker — deals 2 damage

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

an enchantment in a graveyard — 983 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos puts cards into the:

  1. Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest — graveyard that Bramble Familiar // Fetch Quest can bring back
  2. Saprazzan Bailiff — graveyard that Saprazzan Bailiff can bring back
  3. Open the Vaults — graveyard that Open the Vaults can bring back
  4. Mine Excavation — graveyard that Mine Excavation can bring back
  5. Cantivore — graveyard, and Cantivore gets bigger

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

an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 987 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Femeref Enchantress — When an enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Femeref Enchantress draws you 1 card

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Dredger's Insight — can bring back
  2. Queen Kayla bin-Kroog — can bring back
  3. Beacon of Unrest — can bring back
  4. T'Chaka, Venerable King — can bring back
  5. Goblin Welder — can bring back
  6. Tomakul Scrapsmith — can bring back
  7. Anrakyr the Traveller — can bring back
  8. Scrap Mastery — can bring back
  9. Donnie & April, Adorkable Duo — can bring back
  10. Keeper of the Cadence — can bring back

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

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos:

  1. Party Dude — draws you 1 card
  2. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  3. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Kibo, Uktabi Prince — puts a counter on an Ape or Monkey
  6. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  8. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  9. Pain Distributor — deals 1 damage

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

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos puts cards into the:

  1. Tombstone Stairwell — graveyard, and Tombstone Stairwell gets bigger
  2. Necromancy — graveyard that Necromancy can bring back
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — graveyard that Chainer, Dementia Master can bring back

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

a creature dies — 2,830 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When a creature dies thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos:

  1. Moonstone Eulogist — makes a token
  2. Glissa, the Traitor — brings a card back
  3. Salvaging Station — untaps itself

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — When Rakdos, Patron of Chaos makes a player draw a card, Toothy, Imaginary Friend puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 4,133 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Dual Nature — When a creature leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Dual Nature exiles a creature

3 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 is one).

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

163 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 (Rakdos is one).

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Rakdos, Patron of Chaos attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When Rakdos, Patron of Chaos enters:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — mills a card
  2. Loran, Disciple of History — brings a card back

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