Rakdos's Return
RNA Guild Kit 72 • mythic
- Set
- RNA Guild Kit
- Collector number
- 72
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.64
What it does
Rakdos's Return deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards X cards.
When Lord Rakdos stirred from his slumber, everyone else's nightmare began.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rakdos's Return was originally introduced in the Return to Ravnica set in 2012 as a powerful rare sorcery representing the chaotic, hedonistic nature of the Cult of Rakdos. Designed to facilitate hand disruption and direct damage, the card captured the guild's signature 'spectacle' mechanics, emphasizing punishing opponents who rely on holding onto resources. It remains a staple of black-red strategy due to its ability to swing the momentum of a game by stripping an opponent's hand while simultaneously dealing significant life point damage.
The version included in the RNA Guild Kit, released in 2019, features updated card frame styling consistent with the Ravnica Allegiance era of releases. The illustration, created by Izzy, maintains the original visceral aesthetic of the card, depicting the dramatic, pyrotechnic violence favored by the guild's cultists. By the time of the Guild Kit's release, this iteration served as a retrospective inclusion, celebrating the history of the Rakdos guild for newer players and collectors tasked with assembling a cohesive set of guild-themed decks.
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