edhseer Commander synergy, explained

Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Legendary Creature — Demon

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

How we read this card

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.

static — costs less

What we read on this card

Causes: nothing.

Cares about: a creature it makes cheaper to cast.

Works well with

a Demon enters the battlefield — 215 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Blood Speaker — When Rakdos, Lord of Riots enters, Blood Speaker returns itself from the graveyard

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When Rakdos, Lord of Riots attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  3. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  5. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  6. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

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

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When Rakdos, Lord of Riots attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  4. Ingris Stingerquill — deals 1 damage
  5. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  6. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  7. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  8. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  9. Total War — kills a creature
  10. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 6,499 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When Rakdos, Lord of Riots blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature it makes cheaper to cast — 7,020 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, Lord of Riots reduces what:

  1. Rockslide Sorcerer — costs
  2. Skyfire Phoenix — costs
  3. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — costs
  4. HYDRA Assault Robot — costs
  5. Bill Potts — costs
  6. Canoptek Spyder — costs
  7. Brainstealer Dragon — costs
  8. Defiler of Instinct — costs
  9. Defiler of Flesh — costs
  10. Weftstalker Ardent — costs

7,009 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,209 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When Rakdos, Lord of Riots enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  4. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

1,061 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.