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 we read on this card

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 — 876 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Transmogrify — Transmogrify can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast — Lukka, Coppercoat Outcast can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Dreamshaper Shaman — Dreamshaper Shaman can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Identity Echo — Identity Echo can put Rakdos, Patron of Chaos onto the battlefield from your library

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

a planeswalker in a graveyard — 128 cards in Rakdos's colors 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. Breach the Multiverse — can bring back
  4. Command the Dreadhorde — can bring back

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

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

  1. Blood Speaker — When Rakdos, Patron of Chaos enters, Blood Speaker returns itself from the graveyard

an artifact is sacrificed — 554 cards in Rakdos's colors 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

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 704 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, Patron of Chaos puts cards into the:

  1. Beacon of Unrest — graveyard that Beacon of Unrest can bring back
  2. Goblin Welder — graveyard that Goblin Welder can bring back
  3. Tomakul Scrapsmith — graveyard that Tomakul Scrapsmith can bring back
  4. Anrakyr the Traveller — graveyard that Anrakyr the Traveller can bring back
  5. Scrap Mastery — graveyard that Scrap Mastery can bring back
  6. Slag Fiend — graveyard, and Slag Fiend gets bigger

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

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 724 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Krenko, Baron of Tin Street makes a token
  2. Shard of the Void Dragon — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Shard of the Void Dragon puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Gremlin Infestation — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Gremlin Infestation makes a token
  4. Summoning Station — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Summoning Station untaps itself
  5. Pain Distributor — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Pain Distributor deals 1 damage
  6. Sardian Avenger — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Sardian Avenger deals 1 damage
  7. Disciple of the Vault — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Disciple of the Vault makes each opponent lose 1 life
  8. Moriok Rigger — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Moriok Rigger puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Magnetic Mine — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Magnetic Mine deals 2 damage
  10. Dross Scorpion — When a creature dies thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Dross Scorpion untaps a permanent

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,016 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos, Fumulus, the Infestation makes a token

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is sacrificed — 1,034 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Rakdos, Patron of Chaos:

  1. Legate Lanius, Caesar's Ace — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Zodiark, Umbral God — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — makes a token
  4. Mortician Beetle — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a creature in a graveyard — 1,635 cards in Rakdos's colors 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
  4. The Deck of Many Things — graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
  5. Afterlife from the Loam — graveyard that Afterlife from the Loam can bring back
  6. Crypt Champion — graveyard that Crypt Champion can bring back
  7. Virtus's Maneuver — graveyard that Virtus's Maneuver can bring back
  8. Quest for the Necropolis — graveyard that Quest for the Necropolis can bring back
  9. Sheoldred // The True Scriptures — graveyard that Sheoldred // The True Scriptures can bring back
  10. Demon of Dark Schemes — graveyard that Demon of Dark Schemes can bring back

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

a nontoken creature dies — 1,635 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

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

  1. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  2. Overseer of the Damned — makes a token
  3. Shelob, Dread Weaver — hits a graveyard
  4. Ghoulish Procession — makes a token
  5. Ogre Slumlord — makes a token
  6. Minotaur, Roxxon CEO — makes a token
  7. Harvester of Souls — draws you 1 card
  8. Fire Nation Sentinels — puts a counter on a creature
  9. Magus of the Bridge — exiles itself
  10. Koh, the Face Stealer — exiles it

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

a creature dies — 1,676 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

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

  1. Moonstone Eulogist — makes a token
  2. Salvaging Station — untaps itself
  3. Blood Spatter Analysis — mills a card
  4. Shadows of the Past — scries

268 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).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Rakdos, Patron of Chaos attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

104 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).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When Rakdos, Patron of Chaos enters, Liliana the Repentant mills a card

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