Rakdos the Defiler
$1.55
$1.55
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2365
Current Rank
#2244
Last Week
#2281
Last Month
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos the Defiler.
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High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos the Defiler's abilities and overall game plan.
Herald of Slaanesh+56% Synergy
$6.55
Sire of Insanity+47% Synergy
$0.50
Harvester of Souls+46% Synergy
$2.59
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+44% Synergy
$0.69
Liliana's Contract+40% Synergy
$5.29
Archfiend of Depravity+40% Synergy
$5.11
Rakdos, the Showstopper+39% Synergy
$2.18
Reaper from the Abyss+35% Synergy
$1.15
Rune-Scarred Demon+33% Synergy
$1.06
Master of Cruelties+31% Synergy
$4.19
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos the Defiler decks.
Anger+30% Synergy
$1.99
Mayhem Devil+23% Synergy
$0.21
Reanimate+21% Synergy
$6.61
Dark Ritual+18% Synergy
$4.24
Lightning Greaves+18% Synergy
$4.37
Faithless Looting+12% Synergy
$0.24
Swiftfoot Boots+11% Synergy
$1.53
Bedevil+7% Synergy
$2.37
Rakdos Charm+3% Synergy
$0.32
Terminate+2% Synergy
$0.23
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+30% Synergy
$15.86
Demonic Tutor+10% Synergy
$57.74
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$100.35
Vampiric Tutor-1% Synergy
$61.04
Jeska's Will-3% Synergy
$45.20
Gamble-3% Synergy
$10.30
Bolas's Citadel-4% Synergy
$12.88
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos the Defiler's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Bloodgift Demon+31% Synergy
$0.98
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+28% Synergy
$2.82
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+28% Synergy
$4.05
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+28% Synergy
$3.43
It That Betrays+27% Synergy
$15.71
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+26% Synergy
$0.28
Archfiend of Despair+26% Synergy
$19.07
Overseer of the Damned+26% Synergy
$0.23
Bloodthirster+25% Synergy
$20.41
Blood Speaker+23% Synergy
$0.46
Kardur, Doomscourge+22% Synergy
$0.66
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+20% Synergy
$30.21
Indulgent Tormentor+20% Synergy
$0.51
Lord of the Void+20% Synergy
$11.28
Vilis, Broker of Blood+19% Synergy
$7.54
Balor+19% Synergy
$3.64
Immersturm Raider+19% Synergy
$0.09
Malfegor+19% Synergy
$0.44
Dream Devourer+18% Synergy
$0.80
Ardyn, the Usurper+18% Synergy
$0.76
Mahadi, Emporium Master+17% Synergy
$2.23
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+16% Synergy
$0.40
Doom Whisperer+16% Synergy
$3.21
Hellcarver Demon+16% Synergy
$4.63
Desecration Demon+16% Synergy
$0.21
Orcus, Prince of Undeath+15% Synergy
$0.28
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+15% Synergy
$0.22
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+14% Synergy
$13.25
Abyssal Harvester+14% Synergy
$0.55
Sower of Discord+12% Synergy
$2.86
Orca, Siege Demon+12% Synergy
$0.30
Venomcrawler+12% Synergy
$0.56
Burning-Rune Demon+11% Synergy
$4.39
Abhorrent Overlord+11% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos, the Muscle+10% Synergy
$0.83
Treasonous Ogre+10% Synergy
$13.43
Pestilence Demon+10% Synergy
$0.57
Solemn Simulacrum+9% Synergy
$0.23
Delina, Wild Mage+9% Synergy
$6.80
The Balrog of Moria+9% Synergy
$0.55
Plague Drone+9% Synergy
$3.59
Nightmare Shepherd+9% Synergy
$0.15
Demon of Dark Schemes+9% Synergy
$2.18
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+8% Synergy
$10.65
Rakshasa Debaser+8% Synergy
$0.31
Juri, Master of the Revue+7% Synergy
$0.10
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+6% Synergy
$2.89
Ancient Copper Dragon+6% Synergy
$80.36
Pitiless Plunderer-3% Synergy
$1.68
Blood Artist-7% Synergy
$1.59
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos the Defiler safe.
Burnt Offering+27% Synergy
$1.36
Cabal Ritual+16% Synergy
$10.37
Seething Song+15% Synergy
$9.60
Sacrifice+15% Synergy
$5.00
Not of This World+14% Synergy
$4.86
Psychotic Fury+12% Synergy
$1.07
Entomb+11% Synergy
$13.77
Blood for the Blood God!+11% Synergy
$8.48
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$3.00
Savage Beating+8% Synergy
$8.48
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.76
Tibalt's Trickery+5% Synergy
$8.66
Temur Battle Rage+5% Synergy
$0.17
Hero's Downfall+4% Synergy
$0.10
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$13.62
Bolt Bend+3% Synergy
$3.27
Undying Evil+3% Synergy
$0.47
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.15
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.48
Thrill of Possibility0% Synergy
$0.11
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.54
The Last Agni Kai0% Synergy
$2.49
Culling the Weak0% Synergy
$11.73
Supernatural Stamina0% Synergy
$0.10
Deflecting Swat-1% Synergy
$62.77
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$4.32
Feign Death-1% Synergy
$1.09
Not Dead After All-2% Synergy
$1.73
Go for the Throat-2% Synergy
$0.53
Infernal Grasp-5% Synergy
$0.15
Unexpected Windfall-5% Synergy
$3.38
Big Score-8% Synergy
$0.90
Abrade-10% Synergy
$0.14
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$22.09
Untimely Malfunction-10% Synergy
$6.46
Chaos Warp-11% Synergy
$0.48
Lightning Bolt-13% Synergy
$1.76
Withering Torment-14% Synergy
$3.26
Deadly Dispute-17% Synergy
$0.31
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos the Defiler's game plan and control the board.
Demonic Counsel+31% Synergy
$1.47
Living Death+21% Synergy
$2.04
Exhume+21% Synergy
$4.73
Dreadbore+18% Synergy
$0.56
Repay in Kind+13% Synergy
$4.54
Rakdos's Return+11% Synergy
$0.70
Persist+10% Synergy
$0.50
Incarnation Technique+10% Synergy
$7.71
Buried Alive+9% Synergy
$0.90
Doomsday+9% Synergy
$6.17
Victimize+8% Synergy
$0.47
Cathartic Reunion+8% Synergy
$0.07
Wheel of Misfortune+7% Synergy
$5.76
Toxic Deluge+6% Synergy
$6.95
Read the Bones+6% Synergy
$0.23
Damnation+6% Synergy
$18.59
Mizzix's Mastery+6% Synergy
$3.80
Dread Return+6% Synergy
$0.40
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$19.68
Demonfire+6% Synergy
$0.09
Diabolic Tutor+5% Synergy
$1.88
Patriarch's Bidding+5% Synergy
$3.05
Wheel of Fortune+4% Synergy
$1719.97
Rise of the Dark Realms+4% Synergy
$3.66
Kindred Dominance+4% Synergy
$10.22
Spectacular Showdown+4% Synergy
$0.43
Stitch Together+4% Synergy
$2.43
Sign in Blood+3% Synergy
$2.49
Tormenting Voice+3% Synergy
$0.15
Insurrection+3% Synergy
$8.06
Syphon Mind+2% Synergy
$0.38
Harmless Offering+2% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Edict-1% Synergy
$5.65
Disrupt Decorum-2% Synergy
$2.00
Mana Geyser-3% Synergy
$1.45
Vandalblast-9% Synergy
$2.27
Night's Whisper-9% Synergy
$0.19
Blasphemous Act-13% Synergy
$1.07
Feed the Swarm-13% Synergy
$0.20
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Crucible of Worlds+21% Synergy
$31.64
The Reaver Cleaver+16% Synergy
$9.58
Assault Suit+14% Synergy
$0.16
Urza's Incubator+13% Synergy
$17.63
Wand of Orcus+11% Synergy
$13.98
Ichor Wellspring+10% Synergy
$1.24
Mycosynth Wellspring+9% Synergy
$0.34
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+9% Synergy
$4.00
Whip of Erebos+8% Synergy
$5.20
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$2.53
Fireshrieker+8% Synergy
$0.15
Jet Medallion+6% Synergy
$9.70
Herald's Horn+6% Synergy
$4.39
Quicksilver Amulet+5% Synergy
$3.32
Prized Statue+4% Synergy
$0.38
Strionic Resonator+3% Synergy
$9.42
The Darkness Crystal+2% Synergy
$3.36
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.23
The Fire Crystal0% Synergy
$2.97
Ruby Medallion-4% Synergy
$10.52
Ashnod's Altar-5% Synergy
$11.85
Skullclamp-5% Synergy
$4.54
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos the Defiler's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Black Market+21% Synergy
$4.40
Animate Dead+16% Synergy
$8.15
Rakdos Joins Up+16% Synergy
$0.43
Dragon Breath+15% Synergy
$0.18
Bitter Reunion+14% Synergy
$0.45
Demonic Covenant+14% Synergy
$0.14
Havoc Festival+12% Synergy
$0.43
Mass Hysteria+9% Synergy
$2.38
Grave Pact+8% Synergy
$27.02
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+8% Synergy
$1.76
Heartless Summoning+8% Synergy
$0.61
Mark of the Oni+8% Synergy
$0.31
Dictate of Erebos+7% Synergy
$15.60
Anthem of Rakdos+6% Synergy
$0.78
Fiery Emancipation+5% Synergy
$23.62
Revel in Riches+3% Synergy
$15.99
Captive Audience+3% Synergy
$4.00
Necromancy+3% Synergy
$10.93
Ripples of Undeath+3% Synergy
$6.30
Bitterblossom+2% Synergy
$25.37
Theater of Horrors+1% Synergy
$0.13
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$13.68
Curse of Opulence-1% Synergy
$0.79
Phyrexian Arena-4% Synergy
$3.46
Descent into Avernus-5% Synergy
$9.60
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos the Defiler to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+10% Synergy
$0.94
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+5% Synergy
$0.49
Ob Nixilis Reignited+4% Synergy
$0.23
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Lotus Field+20% Synergy
$8.64
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+16% Synergy
$53.21
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+13% Synergy
$44.36
Lotus Vale+13% Synergy
$38.01
Rogue's Passage+11% Synergy
$0.26
Spinerock Knoll+10% Synergy
$0.86
Kher Keep+8% Synergy
$0.18
Hall of the Bandit Lord+7% Synergy
$15.33
Westvale Abbey+7% Synergy
$3.30
Dunes of the Dead+7% Synergy
$0.18
Arena of Glory+6% Synergy
$10.78
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$0.69
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+6% Synergy
$35.02
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+6% Synergy
$15.72
Mutavault+6% Synergy
$3.98
Cabal Coffers+5% Synergy
$27.77
Drownyard Temple+5% Synergy
$0.11
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$0.97
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.12
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace+4% Synergy
$0.17
Command Beacon+3% Synergy
$5.62
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+3% Synergy
$1.59
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2% Synergy
$9.08
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.36
Fire Nation Palace0% Synergy
$2.33
Bojuka Bog-2% Synergy
$0.82
Phyrexian Tower-3% Synergy
$22.75
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$3.67
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Rakdos Locket+14% Synergy
$0.22
Rakdos Signet+11% Synergy
$1.40
Rakdos Cluestone+11% Synergy
$0.15
Rakdos Keyrune+11% Synergy
$0.11
Gilded Lotus+9% Synergy
$0.87
Commander's Sphere+8% Synergy
$0.16
Hedron Archive+6% Synergy
$0.18
Séance Board+5% Synergy
$1.08
Thran Dynamo+4% Synergy
$3.49
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.29
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.28
Fire Diamond0% Synergy
$0.28
Talisman of Indulgence-2% Synergy
$2.20
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.23
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.23
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.71
Fellwar Stone-12% Synergy
$0.72
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.35
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos the Defiler decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Rakdos Carnarium+25% Synergy
$0.16
Graven Cairns+10% Synergy
$2.39
Blood Crypt+9% Synergy
$8.46
Path of Ancestry+9% Synergy
$0.13
Rakdos Guildgate+9% Synergy
$0.16
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$19.68
Shadowblood Ridge+5% Synergy
$0.23
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.76
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$30.45
Cavern of Souls+4% Synergy
$42.67
Badlands+3% Synergy
Akoum Refuge+3% Synergy
$0.37
Marsh Flats+2% Synergy
$23.91
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.14
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.14
Bloodstained Mire+1% Synergy
$15.30
Myriad Landscape+1% Synergy
$0.22
Arid Mesa+1% Synergy
$25.26
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$23.53
Valakut Awakening+1% Synergy
$11.48
Sulfurous Mire+1% Synergy
$0.24
Fell the Profane0% Synergy
$3.54
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$16.84
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$26.95
Wooded Foothills0% Synergy
$16.02
City of Brass0% Synergy
$22.12
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$0.79
Luxury Suite-1% Synergy
$22.19
Raucous Theater-1% Synergy
$10.16
Mana Confluence-1% Synergy
$26.29
Geothermal Bog-2% Synergy
$0.20
Dragonskull Summit-3% Synergy
$0.50
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$5.00
Canyon Slough-4% Synergy
$0.19
Blazemire Verge-6% Synergy
$9.17
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$1.26
Bloodfell Caves-6% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.09
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Malice-7% Synergy
$0.22
Mount Doom-8% Synergy
$6.52
Foreboding Ruins-9% Synergy
$0.23
Command Tower-10% Synergy
$0.26
Blightstep Pathway-10% Synergy
$4.92
Evolving Wilds-11% Synergy
$0.19
Smoldering Marsh-12% Synergy
$0.18
Haunted Ridge-15% Synergy
$5.57
Exotic Orchard-21% Synergy
$0.16
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