Rakdos the Defiler
$1.67
$1.67
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2441
Current Rank
#2613
Last Week
#2174
Last Month
Links & Decks
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos the Defiler.
Decks We've Been Too Scared to Play | Commander Clash S16 E12
Elder Boomer Highlander | Commander Clash S12E10
Codie vs Etali vs Omnath vs Rakdos | MTG EDH Gameplay | Quintessential Commander 24
Rakdos vs Tishana vs Sigarda vs Glint-Eye EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering
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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.
Pumpkin Bombardment+3% Synergy
$0.02
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$61.02
Scarlet Spider, Kaine+2% Synergy
$0.12
Multiversal Passage+1% Synergy
$6.04
Romantic Rendezvous+1% Synergy
$0.06
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos the Defiler's abilities and overall game plan.
Herald of Slaanesh+56% Synergy
$5.15
Harvester of Souls+46% Synergy
$0.84
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+45% Synergy
$0.47
Sire of Insanity+44% Synergy
$0.42
Liliana's Contract+43% Synergy
$2.95
Archfiend of Depravity+41% Synergy
$6.81
Rakdos, the Showstopper+37% Synergy
$1.82
Rune-Scarred Demon+34% Synergy
$0.57
Reaper from the Abyss+34% Synergy
$1.19
Bloodgift Demon+33% Synergy
$1.02
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos the Defiler decks.
Anger+31% Synergy
$1.41
Mayhem Devil+21% Synergy
$1.04
Reanimate+21% Synergy
$5.37
Dark Ritual+19% Synergy
$3.46
Lightning Greaves+17% Synergy
$4.07
Faithless Looting+14% Synergy
$0.24
Swiftfoot Boots+11% Synergy
$1.05
Bedevil+5% Synergy
$0.35
Rakdos Charm+3% Synergy
$0.37
Terminate0% Synergy
$0.59
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Tergrid, God of Fright+32% Synergy
$19.63
Demonic Tutor+13% Synergy
$48.01
Ancient Tomb+7% Synergy
$94.56
Vampiric Tutor0% Synergy
$54.04
Mana Vault0% Synergy
$78.39
Gamble-3% Synergy
$11.45
Jeska's Will-4% Synergy
$28.30
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$13.87
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos the Defiler's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Master of Cruelties+33% Synergy
$3.88
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+31% Synergy
$3.04
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+30% Synergy
$2.69
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+27% Synergy
$0.25
It That Betrays+27% Synergy
$14.32
Overseer of the Damned+26% Synergy
$0.28
Bloodthirster+26% Synergy
$19.04
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+25% Synergy
$3.82
Archfiend of Despair+25% Synergy
$16.52
Blood Speaker+24% Synergy
$0.47
Kardur, Doomscourge+23% Synergy
$0.52
Lord of the Void+22% Synergy
$10.79
Immersturm Raider+21% Synergy
$0.04
Vilis, Broker of Blood+20% Synergy
$8.97
Dream Devourer+20% Synergy
$0.46
Balor+20% Synergy
$2.79
Indulgent Tormentor+19% Synergy
$0.50
Malfegor+19% Synergy
$0.48
Hellcarver Demon+19% Synergy
$4.86
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+17% Synergy
$24.79
Doom Whisperer+17% Synergy
$1.28
Orcus, Prince of Undeath+17% Synergy
$0.27
Desecration Demon+17% Synergy
$0.31
Mahadi, Emporium Master+16% Synergy
$0.50
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+16% Synergy
$0.36
Ardyn, the Usurper+16% Synergy
$0.87
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+16% Synergy
$0.16
Burning-Rune Demon+15% Synergy
$4.23
Orca, Siege Demon+15% Synergy
$0.34
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.39
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+12% Synergy
$13.99
Treasonous Ogre+11% Synergy
$12.88
Sower of Discord+11% Synergy
$2.27
The Balrog of Moria+11% Synergy
$0.41
Abhorrent Overlord+11% Synergy
$0.37
Pestilence Demon+11% Synergy
$0.58
Venomcrawler+11% Synergy
$0.58
Nightmare Shepherd+10% Synergy
$0.25
Plague Drone+10% Synergy
$2.94
Rakdos, the Muscle+9% Synergy
$0.78
Rakshasa Debaser+9% Synergy
$0.26
Doomsday Excruciator+9% Synergy
$0.36
Spawn of Mayhem+8% Synergy
$0.34
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+8% Synergy
$10.68
Solemn Simulacrum+7% Synergy
$0.26
Gray Merchant of Asphodel+7% Synergy
$1.07
Delina, Wild Mage+7% Synergy
$5.57
Juri, Master of the Revue+6% Synergy
$0.15
Ancient Copper Dragon+6% Synergy
$78.50
Blood Artist-6% Synergy
$2.05
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos the Defiler safe.
Burnt Offering+28% Synergy
$1.28
Cabal Ritual+17% Synergy
$13.56
Sacrifice+17% Synergy
$9.75
Seething Song+16% Synergy
$6.37
Not of This World+15% Synergy
$5.59
Blood for the Blood God!+12% Synergy
$7.13
Psychotic Fury+12% Synergy
$1.45
Entomb+11% Synergy
$18.03
Savage Beating+10% Synergy
$7.32
Songs of the Damned+9% Synergy
$2.13
Malakir Rebirth+7% Synergy
$8.06
Tibalt's Trickery+5% Synergy
$9.33
Bolt Bend+5% Synergy
$4.23
Temur Battle Rage+5% Synergy
$0.16
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$13.39
Undying Evil+4% Synergy
$0.42
Valakut Awakening+2% Synergy
$11.41
Tragic Slip+2% Synergy
$0.13
Supernatural Stamina+1% Synergy
$0.08
Thrill of Possibility0% Synergy
$0.11
Feign Death0% Synergy
$0.86
Culling the Weak0% Synergy
$12.38
Deflecting Swat-1% Synergy
$52.72
Not Dead After All-1% Synergy
$1.26
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.49
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.11
Imp's Mischief-2% Synergy
$3.62
Go for the Throat-3% Synergy
$0.74
Infernal Grasp-5% Synergy
$0.26
Unexpected Windfall-6% Synergy
$1.26
Big Score-9% Synergy
$0.69
Chaos Warp-10% Synergy
$0.49
Deadly Rollick-10% Synergy
$19.02
Untimely Malfunction-10% Synergy
$3.78
Abrade-11% Synergy
$0.11
Lightning Bolt-11% Synergy
$1.02
Withering Torment-15% Synergy
$2.38
Deadly Dispute-18% Synergy
$0.35
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos the Defiler's game plan and control the board.
Demonic Counsel+28% Synergy
$1.42
Living Death+23% Synergy
$2.39
Exhume+21% Synergy
$3.35
Dreadbore+20% Synergy
$0.50
Repay in Kind+14% Synergy
$3.58
Incarnation Technique+11% Synergy
$7.41
Persist+10% Synergy
$2.48
Rakdos's Return+10% Synergy
$0.63
Doomsday+10% Synergy
$5.80
Cathartic Reunion+9% Synergy
$0.17
Read the Bones+8% Synergy
$0.22
Buried Alive+8% Synergy
$0.93
Victimize+7% Synergy
$0.46
Mizzix's Mastery+7% Synergy
$2.33
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$23.18
Damnation+6% Synergy
$18.91
Wheel of Fortune+6% Synergy
$1486.43
Wheel of Misfortune+6% Synergy
$5.19
Demonfire+6% Synergy
$0.09
Diabolic Tutor+5% Synergy
$1.77
Dread Return+5% Synergy
$0.31
Patriarch's Bidding+5% Synergy
$3.05
Spectacular Showdown+5% Synergy
$0.24
Stitch Together+5% Synergy
$3.00
Sign in Blood+4% Synergy
$0.44
Tormenting Voice+4% Synergy
$0.08
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$5.70
Rise of the Dark Realms+3% Synergy
$3.35
Kindred Dominance+3% Synergy
$8.97
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.95
Disrupt Decorum-3% Synergy
$0.84
Mana Geyser-4% Synergy
$1.85
Vandalblast-8% Synergy
$4.78
Night's Whisper-9% Synergy
$0.45
Blasphemous Act-14% Synergy
$1.83
Feed the Swarm-14% Synergy
$0.21
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Crucible of Worlds+22% Synergy
$28.37
The Reaver Cleaver+16% Synergy
$8.46
Assault Suit+14% Synergy
$0.16
Urza's Incubator+12% Synergy
$12.73
Wand of Orcus+10% Synergy
$12.89
Whip of Erebos+9% Synergy
$6.15
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$7.34
Ichor Wellspring+8% Synergy
$0.40
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+8% Synergy
$4.22
Whispersilk Cloak+7% Synergy
$2.08
Herald's Horn+7% Synergy
$3.60
Fireshrieker+7% Synergy
$0.28
Mycosynth Wellspring+7% Synergy
$0.30
Quicksilver Amulet+6% Synergy
$2.24
Prized Statue+4% Synergy
$0.98
Wayfarer's Bauble+1% Synergy
$0.21
The Fire Crystal0% Synergy
$4.67
Ruby Medallion-3% Synergy
$6.98
Skullclamp-5% Synergy
$3.62
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos the Defiler's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Black Market+22% Synergy
$3.41
Animate Dead+16% Synergy
$7.30
Demonic Covenant+16% Synergy
$0.15
Rakdos Joins Up+15% Synergy
$0.28
Bitter Reunion+14% Synergy
$0.55
Dragon Breath+14% Synergy
$0.17
Havoc Festival+13% Synergy
$0.32
Mass Hysteria+10% Synergy
$2.03
Heartless Summoning+9% Synergy
$0.56
Grave Pact+8% Synergy
$20.18
Dictate of Erebos+7% Synergy
$17.14
Mark of the Oni+7% Synergy
$0.30
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+6% Synergy
$1.41
Anthem of Rakdos+6% Synergy
$0.67
Revel in Riches+5% Synergy
$16.54
Fiery Emancipation+5% Synergy
$10.79
Ripples of Undeath+4% Synergy
$5.18
Fervor+4% Synergy
$3.63
Necromancy+3% Synergy
$8.43
Captive Audience+3% Synergy
$4.94
Black Market Connections0% Synergy
$11.64
Theater of Horrors0% Synergy
$0.13
Curse of Opulence-1% Synergy
$0.75
Descent into Avernus-4% Synergy
$9.54
Phyrexian Arena-5% Synergy
$2.33
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos the Defiler to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+10% Synergy
$1.31
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+6% Synergy
$0.46
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Lotus Field+19% Synergy
$7.47
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+18% Synergy
$48.25
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+13% Synergy
$39.21
Spinerock Knoll+12% Synergy
$0.65
Lotus Vale+12% Synergy
$38.58
Rogue's Passage+10% Synergy
$0.32
Westvale Abbey+8% Synergy
$2.31
Arena of Glory+7% Synergy
$8.09
Kher Keep+7% Synergy
$0.18
Hall of the Bandit Lord+7% Synergy
$14.62
Mutavault+7% Synergy
$3.72
Geier Reach Sanitarium+6% Synergy
$0.66
Dunes of the Dead+6% Synergy
$0.17
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+5% Synergy
$25.21
Drownyard Temple+5% Synergy
$0.12
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+5% Synergy
$12.99
Cabal Coffers+4% Synergy
$23.75
Temple of the False God+4% Synergy
$0.12
Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace+3% Synergy
$0.20
Command Beacon+2% Synergy
$5.88
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance+2% Synergy
$1.07
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+1% Synergy
$7.06
Mortuary Mire+1% Synergy
$0.28
Bojuka Bog0% Synergy
$0.98
Forgotten Cave0% Synergy
$0.14
Phyrexian Tower-3% Synergy
$18.30
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.07
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Rakdos Locket+14% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Signet+12% Synergy
$0.73
Gilded Lotus+11% Synergy
$1.02
Rakdos Cluestone+11% Synergy
$0.10
Rakdos Keyrune+11% Synergy
$0.11
Commander's Sphere+10% Synergy
$0.17
Hedron Archive+6% Synergy
$0.26
Thran Dynamo+4% Synergy
$2.53
Worn Powerstone+4% Synergy
$0.23
Séance Board+4% Synergy
$0.58
Mana Crypt+4% Synergy
$38.40
Charcoal Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.21
Fire Diamond+1% Synergy
$0.23
Sol Ring-1% Synergy
$1.45
Talisman of Indulgence-4% Synergy
$1.28
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.13
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$1.02
Fellwar Stone-12% Synergy
$1.01
Arcane Signet-14% Synergy
$0.48
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos the Defiler decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Rakdos Carnarium+27% Synergy
$0.35
Graven Cairns+12% Synergy
$2.27
Blood Crypt+10% Synergy
$16.81
Rakdos Guildgate+9% Synergy
$0.18
Shadowblood Ridge+8% Synergy
$0.18
Path of Ancestry+8% Synergy
$0.16
Malakir Rebirth+7% Synergy
$8.06
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$23.18
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$35.21
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$30.97
Badlands+3% Synergy
Akoum Refuge+3% Synergy
$0.41
Mountain+2% Synergy
$0.06
Marsh Flats+2% Synergy
$21.31
Valakut Awakening+2% Synergy
$11.41
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.06
Sulfurous Springs+1% Synergy
$0.60
Bloodstained Mire+1% Synergy
$12.55
Verdant Catacombs+1% Synergy
$19.48
Scalding Tarn+1% Synergy
$23.76
City of Brass+1% Synergy
$19.46
Myriad Landscape0% Synergy
$0.16
Arid Mesa0% Synergy
$22.51
Polluted Delta0% Synergy
$14.94
Mana Confluence0% Synergy
$23.79
Luxury Suite-1% Synergy
$19.58
Raucous Theater-1% Synergy
$9.43
Wooded Foothills-1% Synergy
$12.58
Fell the Profane-2% Synergy
$4.11
Dragonskull Summit-3% Synergy
$0.74
Geothermal Bog-3% Synergy
$0.15
Fabled Passage-3% Synergy
$4.90
Tainted Peak-5% Synergy
$0.24
Blazemire Verge-5% Synergy
$6.89
Canyon Slough-5% Synergy
$0.18
Bloodfell Caves-5% Synergy
$0.07
Terramorphic Expanse-5% Synergy
$0.16
Temple of Malice-6% Synergy
$0.32
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$0.83
Mount Doom-7% Synergy
$4.74
Foreboding Ruins-8% Synergy
$0.19
Command Tower-11% Synergy
$0.27
Blightstep Pathway-11% Synergy
$4.46
Evolving Wilds-11% Synergy
$0.12
Smoldering Marsh-13% Synergy
$0.21
Haunted Ridge-15% Synergy
$4.65
Exotic Orchard-22% Synergy
$0.23
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