Card

Rakdos, Lord of Riots

Legendary Creature — Demon


You can't cast Rakdos, Lord of Riots unless an opponent lost life this turn.
Flying, trample
Creature spells you cast cost less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.


  Return to Ravnica (RTR)
#187, Mythic Rare

Illustrated by: Vincent Proce
Multiverse ID: 253532

Rakdos, Lord of Riots Commander decks
Not Legal Alchemy BO1
Not Legal Standard BO1
Not Legal Brawl
Not Legal Explorer BO1
Not Legal Historic BO1
Not Legal Historic Brawl
Not Legal Pauper
Not Legal Traditional Standard
Not Legal Timeless BO1
Not Legal Traditional Alchemy
Not Legal Traditional Explorer
Not Legal Traditional Historic
Not Legal Traditional Timeless

Rulings

  • 2012-10-01
    Remember, damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life (unless the source has infect).
  • 2012-10-01
    Rakdos can be put onto the battlefield by another spell or ability even if no opponent has lost life that turn.
  • 2012-10-01
    Rakdos's last ability can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a creature spell you cast.
  • 2012-10-01
    If there are additional costs to cast a creature spell, such as a kicker cost or a cost imposed by the rules of a Commander game, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
  • 2012-10-01
    Rakdos's last ability won't reduce the cost to cast Rakdos itself. It applies only to creature spells you cast once Rakdos is on the battlefield.
  • 2012-10-01
    Rakdos's last ability cares about the total life lost, not necessarily what an opponent's life total is compared to what it was at the beginning of the turn. For example, if an opponent loses 5 life and then gains 10 life in a turn, creature spells you cast will cost less to cast.
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