Rakdos, Lord of Riots (GK2 #52) MTG

Rakdos, Lord of Riots is a mythic printing from RNA Guild Kit (GK2 #52), a Legendary Creature — Demon. Illustrated by Yigit Koroglu.

Card text

You can't cast Rakdos unless an opponent lost life this turn.

Flying, trample

Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.

As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at foil $5.79 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.

November 10, 2020 — Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
November 10, 2020 — Rakdos can be put onto the battlefield by another spell or ability even if no opponent has lost life that turn.
November 10, 2020 — 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 {5} less to cast.
November 10, 2020 — If an opponent lost life and subsequently lost the game, Rakdos's first ability is satisfied, and its last ability counts that loss of life.
November 10, 2020 — Rakdos's last ability can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a creature spell you cast.
November 10, 2020 — If there are additional costs to cast a creature spell, such as a kicker cost or the commander tax, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
November 10, 2020 — 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.

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