Rakdos the Defiler
RNA Guild Kit 71 • rare
- Set
- RNA Guild Kit
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- Market price
- $1.35
What it does
Flying, trample
Whenever Rakdos attacks, sacrifice half the non-Demon permanents you control, rounded up.
Whenever Rakdos deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices half the non-Demon permanents they control of their choice, rounded up.
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 the Defiler was originally released in the 2006 Dissension set as the legendary demon leader of the Cult of Rakdos, a sadistic guild within the Ravnica plane. The card was designed to embody the chaotic and destructive nature of its namesake, forcing players to sacrifice their own permanents as the demon attacks, which reflects the guild’s ethos of reckless sacrifice for spectacle. The original art, provided by Aleksi Briclot, portrays Rakdos as an imposing, visceral figure of fire and blood, cementing his status as one of the most iconic creatures of the Ravnica block.
This specific iteration originates from the 2019 Guilds of Ravnica Guild Kit, which reissued popular cards from the guild's history to celebrate the return to the plane. The Guild Kits were designed to provide thematic, cohesive decks for players, updating older card frames and collector information while maintaining the original design's mechanical identity. Because Rakdos the Defiler remains a quintessential representation of red-black alignment in Magic: The Gathering, his inclusion in the kit was well-received by fans looking to revisit the power and volatility of early Ravnica-era designs.
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