Rakdos Riteknife
Dissension 164 • rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Collector number
- 164
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 for each blood counter on this Equipment and has "tap, Sacrifice a creature: Put a blood counter on Rakdos Riteknife."
black mana red mana, Sacrifice this Equipment: Target player sacrifices a permanent of their choice for each blood counter on this Equipment.
Equip 2 generic mana
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
Rakdos Riteknife was released in 2006 as part of the Dissension set, the final expansion of the original Ravnica block for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to represent the chaotic and destructive ethos of the Cult of Rakdos, a guild within the city-plane of Ravnica defined by hedonism, violence, and performance art. Mechanically, the card embodies this destructive flair by requiring the sacrifice of other creatures to grow in power, reflecting the guild's appetite for ritualistic offerings.
The artwork for the card was created by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific artist known for his evocative and atmospheric contributions to the game during the mid-2000s. Briclot's design emphasizes the jagged, industrial, and visceral aesthetic of the Rakdos guild, utilizing a sharp, dangerous silhouette for the weapon itself. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful, albeit niche, artifact that served as a thematic centerpiece for players building decks around the 'sacrifice' archetype.
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