Rakdos the Defiler
$1.37
$1.37
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2403
Current Rank
#2164
Last Week
#2308
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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Commander Vs Holiday Special: Rakdos vs Ertai vs Selvala vs Zur [MTG: Multiplayer]
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos the Defiler decks.
Bloodline Bidding+9% Synergy
$2.58
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile+3% Synergy
$0.35
Collective Inferno+2% Synergy
$1.85
Bitterbloom Bearer+2% Synergy
$17.10
Hexing Squelcher-12% Synergy
$18.81
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos the Defiler's abilities and overall game plan.
Herald of Slaanesh+54% Synergy
$6.68
Sire of Insanity+47% Synergy
$0.54
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+46% Synergy
$0.79
Harvester of Souls+46% Synergy
$2.66
Archfiend of Depravity+42% Synergy
$4.67
Rakdos, the Showstopper+42% Synergy
$2.10
Liliana's Contract+41% Synergy
$4.11
Reaper from the Abyss+36% Synergy
$1.13
Rune-Scarred Demon+34% Synergy
$0.75
Demonic Counsel+32% Synergy
$1.88
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos the Defiler decks.
Anger+28% Synergy
$1.94
Mayhem Devil+22% Synergy
$0.25
Reanimate+20% Synergy
$8.60
Dark Ritual+18% Synergy
$4.45
Lightning Greaves+18% Synergy
$4.61
Swiftfoot Boots+12% Synergy
$2.00
Faithless Looting+12% Synergy
$0.36
Bedevil+9% Synergy
$1.24
Terminate+4% Synergy
$0.38
Rakdos Charm+3% Synergy
$0.44
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+27% Synergy
$17.78
Demonic Tutor+9% Synergy
$61.85
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$109.97
Vampiric Tutor-2% Synergy
$63.69
Jeska's Will-3% Synergy
$44.48
Gamble-4% Synergy
$13.66
Bolas's Citadel-5% Synergy
$16.02
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos the Defiler's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Bloodgift Demon+32% Synergy
$0.93
Master of Cruelties+32% Synergy
$4.87
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+30% Synergy
$3.12
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+28% Synergy
$4.36
Overseer of the Damned+28% Synergy
$0.34
Archfiend of Despair+27% Synergy
$21.81
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+27% Synergy
$3.73
It That Betrays+27% Synergy
$21.56
Bloodthirster+26% Synergy
$29.87
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+25% Synergy
$0.34
Kardur, Doomscourge+23% Synergy
$0.70
Lord of the Void+22% Synergy
$12.07
Blood Speaker+21% Synergy
$0.45
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+20% Synergy
$33.21
Indulgent Tormentor+20% Synergy
$0.47
Vilis, Broker of Blood+19% Synergy
$9.46
Immersturm Raider+19% Synergy
$0.04
Balor+18% Synergy
$4.16
Doom Whisperer+18% Synergy
$5.40
Malfegor+18% Synergy
$0.40
Dream Devourer+17% Synergy
$0.87
Ardyn, the Usurper+17% Synergy
$0.82
Mahadi, Emporium Master+16% Synergy
$1.77
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+16% Synergy
$0.40
Orcus, Prince of Undeath+16% Synergy
$0.31
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+16% Synergy
$0.25
Desecration Demon+16% Synergy
$0.22
Abyssal Harvester+15% Synergy
$0.47
Hellcarver Demon+15% Synergy
$5.42
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+13% Synergy
$15.38
Orca, Siege Demon+13% Synergy
$0.38
Sower of Discord+12% Synergy
$3.80
Abhorrent Overlord+12% Synergy
$0.43
Venomcrawler+12% Synergy
$0.58
Burning-Rune Demon+11% Synergy
$4.91
Rakdos, the Muscle+10% Synergy
$0.98
Plague Drone+10% Synergy
$4.02
Treasonous Ogre+9% Synergy
$16.93
The Balrog of Moria+9% Synergy
$0.55
Pestilence Demon+9% Synergy
$0.58
Nightmare Shepherd+9% Synergy
$0.25
Solemn Simulacrum+8% Synergy
$0.26
Spawn of Mayhem+8% Synergy
$0.48
The Speed Demon+8% Synergy
$0.96
Delina, Wild Mage+7% Synergy
$7.71
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+7% Synergy
$13.33
Juri, Master of the Revue+6% Synergy
$0.23
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+5% Synergy
$2.61
Pitiless Plunderer-3% Synergy
$2.19
Blood Artist-7% Synergy
$2.87
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos the Defiler safe.
Burnt Offering+25% Synergy
$2.53
Cabal Ritual+17% Synergy
$10.90
Seething Song+15% Synergy
$11.93
Sacrifice+14% Synergy
$15.17
Not of This World+14% Synergy
$4.79
Psychotic Fury+13% Synergy
$1.11
Entomb+9% Synergy
$14.97
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$2.88
Blood for the Blood God!+8% Synergy
$9.25
Savage Beating+7% Synergy
$8.68
Malakir Rebirth+6% Synergy
$11.38
Tibalt's Trickery+5% Synergy
$10.38
Hero's Downfall+4% Synergy
$0.30
Bolt Bend+3% Synergy
$2.49
Undying Evil+3% Synergy
$0.46
Supernatural Stamina+1% Synergy
$0.21
Tragic Slip+1% Synergy
$0.30
Murder+1% Synergy
$0.06
Deflecting Swat0% Synergy
$66.81
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$13.35
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.35
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$5.90
Go for the Throat-1% Synergy
$0.56
Feign Death-1% Synergy
$1.12
Culling the Weak-1% Synergy
$14.69
Thrill of Possibility-2% Synergy
$0.29
Not Dead After All-2% Synergy
$2.47
Infernal Grasp-4% Synergy
$0.31
Unexpected Windfall-6% Synergy
$3.88
Abrade-9% Synergy
$0.13
Big Score-9% Synergy
$1.00
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$24.98
Chaos Warp-11% Synergy
$0.56
Untimely Malfunction-11% Synergy
$6.38
Withering Torment-13% Synergy
$4.01
Deadly Dispute-18% Synergy
$0.36
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos the Defiler's game plan and control the board.
Dreadbore+21% Synergy
$0.57
Living Death+21% Synergy
$2.45
Exhume+21% Synergy
$4.95
Repay in Kind+12% Synergy
$4.59
Rakdos's Return+11% Synergy
$0.66
Victimize+10% Synergy
$0.54
Buried Alive+10% Synergy
$0.98
Persist+10% Synergy
$0.57
Incarnation Technique+10% Synergy
$8.77
Doomsday+9% Synergy
$6.25
Cathartic Reunion+7% Synergy
$0.35
Read the Bones+6% Synergy
$0.25
Damnation+6% Synergy
$19.60
Wheel of Misfortune+6% Synergy
$6.70
Dread Return+6% Synergy
$0.39
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$20.81
Toxic Deluge+5% Synergy
$8.00
Diabolic Tutor+5% Synergy
$1.97
Mizzix's Mastery+5% Synergy
$4.76
Demonfire+5% Synergy
$0.12
Reign of the Pit+5% Synergy
$0.15
Rise of the Dark Realms+4% Synergy
$5.73
Patriarch's Bidding+4% Synergy
$4.97
Spectacular Showdown+4% Synergy
$0.47
Stitch Together+4% Synergy
$1.93
Wheel of Fortune+3% Synergy
$1907.80
Tormenting Voice+3% Synergy
$0.15
Kindred Dominance+3% Synergy
$15.23
Sign in Blood+2% Synergy
$2.76
Harmless Offering+2% Synergy
$0.17
Blasphemous Edict0% Synergy
$5.50
Disrupt Decorum-2% Synergy
$3.95
Mana Geyser-3% Synergy
$1.75
Vandalblast-9% Synergy
$2.56
Night's Whisper-9% Synergy
$0.38
Blasphemous Act-12% Synergy
$0.77
Feed the Swarm-13% Synergy
$0.30
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Crucible of Worlds+20% Synergy
$30.71
The Reaver Cleaver+17% Synergy
$10.46
Assault Suit+14% Synergy
$0.28
Urza's Incubator+12% Synergy
$22.57
Wand of Orcus+12% Synergy
$16.03
Mycosynth Wellspring+9% Synergy
$0.38
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+9% Synergy
$6.01
Whispersilk Cloak+8% Synergy
$3.27
Ichor Wellspring+8% Synergy
$1.02
Fireshrieker+8% Synergy
$0.20
Whip of Erebos+7% Synergy
$6.06
Jet Medallion+5% Synergy
$10.94
Herald's Horn+5% Synergy
$4.85
Rakdos Riteknife+5% Synergy
$0.41
Quicksilver Amulet+5% Synergy
$3.24
Prized Statue+4% Synergy
$0.37
The Darkness Crystal+3% Synergy
$3.24
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.30
The Fire Crystal0% Synergy
$4.27
Ruby Medallion-4% Synergy
$11.75
Ashnod's Altar-6% Synergy
$14.76
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos the Defiler's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Black Market+22% Synergy
$4.17
Rakdos Joins Up+18% Synergy
$0.42
Animate Dead+17% Synergy
$8.73
Demonic Covenant+14% Synergy
$0.24
Dragon Breath+14% Synergy
$0.15
Bitter Reunion+13% Synergy
$0.49
Havoc Festival+13% Synergy
$0.43
Mass Hysteria+9% Synergy
$2.23
Mark of the Oni+8% Synergy
$0.30
Grave Pact+7% Synergy
$28.13
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+7% Synergy
$1.63
Dictate of Erebos+7% Synergy
$17.43
Heartless Summoning+7% Synergy
$1.94
Anthem of Rakdos+6% Synergy
$0.78
Fiery Emancipation+5% Synergy
$21.82
Revel in Riches+3% Synergy
$16.62
Captive Audience+3% Synergy
$4.55
Ripples of Undeath+3% Synergy
$6.70
Bitterblossom+2% Synergy
$32.15
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$13.33
Theater of Horrors+1% Synergy
$0.29
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$16.29
Curse of Opulence-1% Synergy
$1.34
Phyrexian Arena-3% Synergy
$4.03
Descent into Avernus-4% Synergy
$14.28
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos the Defiler to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+11% Synergy
$1.18
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+5% Synergy
$0.59
Ob Nixilis Reignited+4% Synergy
$0.30
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Lotus Field+20% Synergy
$7.62
Lotus Vale+14% Synergy
$38.43
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+13% Synergy
$52.32
Rogue's Passage+11% Synergy
$1.63
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+11% Synergy
$44.85
Spinerock Knoll+10% Synergy
$1.13
Hall of the Bandit Lord+7% Synergy
$17.05
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$0.71
Kher Keep+6% Synergy
$0.27
Mutavault+6% Synergy
$4.91
Dunes of the Dead+6% Synergy
$0.30
Arena of Glory+5% Synergy
$11.31
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+5% Synergy
$36.88
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+5% Synergy
$19.16
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace+5% Synergy
$0.17
Westvale Abbey+5% Synergy
$4.23
Crypt of Agadeem+5% Synergy
$1.22
Drownyard Temple+5% Synergy
$0.16
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.28
Cabal Coffers+3% Synergy
$30.94
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+3% Synergy
$1.97
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$5.43
Mortuary Mire+2% Synergy
$0.41
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+1% Synergy
$10.20
Bojuka Bog-1% Synergy
$1.09
Phyrexian Tower-3% Synergy
$23.50
Reliquary Tower-6% Synergy
$3.84
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Rakdos Locket+16% Synergy
$0.21
Rakdos Signet+13% Synergy
$2.77
Rakdos Cluestone+12% Synergy
$0.10
Rakdos Keyrune+12% Synergy
$0.13
Commander's Sphere+10% Synergy
$0.30
Gilded Lotus+8% Synergy
$0.86
Hedron Archive+6% Synergy
$0.24
Thran Dynamo+5% Synergy
$4.63
Séance Board+5% Synergy
$2.09
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.29
Charcoal Diamond0% Synergy
$0.29
Fire Diamond0% Synergy
$0.33
Talisman of Indulgence-2% Synergy
$3.08
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$1.18
Mind Stone-5% Synergy
$0.28
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.44
Fellwar Stone-12% Synergy
$1.11
Arcane Signet-13% Synergy
$0.45
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos the Defiler decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Rakdos Carnarium+28% Synergy
$0.28
Rakdos Guildgate+10% Synergy
$0.14
Graven Cairns+9% Synergy
$3.85
Path of Ancestry+8% Synergy
$0.24
Blood Crypt+7% Synergy
$9.35
Shadowblood Ridge+6% Synergy
$0.30
Malakir Rebirth+6% Synergy
$11.38
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$20.81
Akoum Refuge+3% Synergy
$0.18
Prismatic Vista+3% Synergy
$35.53
Myriad Landscape+2% Synergy
$0.30
Badlands+2% Synergy
Marsh Flats+2% Synergy
$26.52
Cavern of Souls+2% Synergy
$49.97
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.24
Mountain+1% Synergy
$0.26
Arid Mesa+1% Synergy
$28.64
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$28.31
Raucous Theater0% Synergy
$10.66
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$18.94
Scalding Tarn0% Synergy
$31.00
Valakut Awakening0% Synergy
$13.35
Wooded Foothills0% Synergy
$18.04
Sulfurous Springs-1% Synergy
$1.99
Bloodstained Mire-1% Synergy
$17.15
Fell the Profane-1% Synergy
$4.35
Luxury Suite-2% Synergy
$29.39
Dragonskull Summit-3% Synergy
$0.41
Geothermal Bog-3% Synergy
$0.29
Blazemire Verge-5% Synergy
$12.08
Canyon Slough-5% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.29
Temple of Malice-6% Synergy
$0.25
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$1.42
Bloodfell Caves-6% Synergy
$0.20
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.38
Foreboding Ruins-8% Synergy
$0.29
Mount Doom-8% Synergy
$6.45
Command Tower-10% Synergy
$0.24
Blightstep Pathway-10% Synergy
$4.99
Evolving Wilds-11% Synergy
$0.22
Smoldering Marsh-12% Synergy
$0.40
Haunted Ridge-16% Synergy
$7.47
Exotic Orchard-21% Synergy
$0.27
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