Rakdos Guildmage
Champs and States 3 • rare
- Set
- Champs and States
- Collector number
- 3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana or red mana black mana or red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Jeremy Jarvis
- Market price
- $1.27
What it does
(black mana or red mana can be paid with either black mana or red mana.)
3 generic mana black mana, Discard a card: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
3 generic mana red mana: Create a 2/1 red Goblin creature token with haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Rakdos Guildmage was released as a promotional card for the 2006 Magic: The Gathering Champs and States tournaments. It features unique alternate art by Greg Staples, created specifically to celebrate the Rakdos guild from the Ravnica: City of Guilds block. This iteration was distributed as a prize to participants and top performers at local game stores across the United States, serving as a tactical incentive to encourage competitive local play during the off-season.
The design of the Rakdos Guildmage reflects the chaotic, aggressive aesthetic of its guild, emphasizing the color combination of black and red through its flexible, mana-intensive abilities. Greg Staples' illustration captures the visceral, performance-focused nature of the Rakdos cultists, moving away from standard set art to provide a more dramatic, collector-focused visual. The card was well-received by players for its utility in limited formats and its distinct visual identity, which remains a favorite among fans of Ravnica-themed tribal decks.
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