Rakdos the Defiler

set	min	mtgo
-	365.49	0.02 tix

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Name	Rakdos the Defiler
Type	Legendary creature — demon
Description	Flying, trample Whenever Rakdos the Defiler 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, rounded up.
Artist	Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Set	RNA Guild Kit #71
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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Evasion

About Rakdos the Defiler

Rakdos the Defiler, Legendary creature — demon, designed by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai first released in May, 2006 in the set Dissension and was printed exactly in 2 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 365.49.

A deck that focuses on aggressive strategies and doesn't heavily rely on non-Demon permanents would benefit from using Rakdos the Defiler, as it can quickly close out games by sacrificing opponents' resources. However, due to its high mana cost and the risk of losing your own permanents, it may not be the most competitive choice compared to other cards like Griselbrand, which provide immediate value without such drawbacks, making Rakdos the Defiler more of a niche card for casual or themed decks rather than a staple in competitive play.

Rules

05/01/06

To calculate the number of permanents that must be sacrificed, count the number of permanents the affected player controls that don’t have the subtype Demon, then divide that number in half and round up. For example, a player who controls eleven non-Demon permanents will need to sacrifice six of them.