Rakdos the Defiler

Rakdos the Defiler

Legendary Creature — Demon

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

How we read this card

Flying, trample
Whenever Rakdos attacks, sacrifice half the non-Demon permanents you control, rounded up.

triggered —

Whenever Rakdos deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices half the non-Demon permanents they control of their choice, rounded up.

triggered —

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a permanent, a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield.

Cares about: a permanent to sacrifice.

Works well with

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

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, it exiles a Synth you control

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

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

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

a nontoken permanent is sacrificed — 108 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Rakdos the Defiler:

  1. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — brings a card back
  2. It That Betrays — brings a card back
  3. Nazgûl Battle-Mace — brings a card back
  4. Skittering Precursor — makes a token
  5. Evendo Brushrazer — exiles a card from your library

a permanent is sacrificed — 109 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Rakdos the Defiler:

  1. Scavenger's Talent — mills a card
  2. Sandbender Scavengers — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Popular Egotist — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Blood Aspirant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Slaughter-Priest of Mogis — gets +2/+0
  6. Merchant of Venom — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Sorcerer's Broom — makes a token
  8. Vito, Fanatic of Aclazotz — gains you 2 life
  9. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a permanent in a graveyard — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

  1. Cosmic Rebirth — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Cosmic Rebirth can bring back
  2. Starving Revenant — Rakdos the Defiler fills your graveyard toward the 8 or more permanent cards Starving Revenant needs
  3. Yuna's Decision — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Yuna's Decision can bring back
  4. Squirming Emergence — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard, and Squirming Emergence gets bigger
  5. Hologram Stalker — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Hologram Stalker can bring back
  6. Badlands Revival — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Badlands Revival can bring back
  7. Urborg Repossession — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Urborg Repossession can bring back
  8. Return of the Mole Man — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard, and Return of the Mole Man gets bigger
  9. Puca's Covenant — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Puca's Covenant can bring back
  10. Trystan's Command — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Trystan's Command can bring back

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

a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 173 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos the Defiler:

  1. Jinxed Ring — deals 1 damage
  2. Liability — makes a player lose 1 life

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 174 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

When a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos the Defiler:

  1. Prince of Thralls — brings a card back
  2. Kothophed, Soul Hoarder — draws you 1 card
  3. Last Laugh — deals 1 damage
  4. Sarulf, Realm Eater — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Aetherworks Marvel — adds 1 mana
  6. Patron of the Nezumi — makes each opponent lose 1 life

2 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 the Defiler is one).

When Rakdos the Defiler enters:

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

a nontoken permanent leaves the battlefield — 313 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

  1. Genku, Future Shaper — When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, Genku, Future Shaper makes a token

a permanent leaves the battlefield — 315 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

When a permanent leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos the Defiler:

  1. Super Shredder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Nefarious Imp — scries

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a permanent is sacrificed thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

  1. Enduring Innocence — When Enduring Innocence dies thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, it returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Enduring Courage — When Enduring Courage dies thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, it returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — When Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader dies thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, it returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Enduring Curiosity — When Enduring Curiosity dies thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, it returns itself from the graveyard
  5. Long Feng, Grand Secretariat — When a permanent dies thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat puts a counter on a creature
  6. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra dies thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, it triggers
  7. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos the Defiler, it exiles a creature

6 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 the Defiler is one).

  1. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Rakdos the Defiler puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back

443 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 the Defiler is one).

  1. Bloodbond March — When Rakdos the Defiler is cast, Bloodbond March brings a card back

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Rakdos the Defiler is one).

  1. Samwise Gamgee — When Rakdos the Defiler enters, Samwise Gamgee makes a token

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