Rakdos, the Showstopper
$1.75
$1.75
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1187
Current Rank
#1261
Last Week
#1149
Last Month
Links & Decks
Rakdos Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos, the Showstopper.
Will a Badly Timed Scoop Be Our Undoing??? | Obeka, Brute Chronologist (Commander/EDH Gameplay)
Myrkul / Kadena / Uril / Rakdos | Worst Possible Commander #19 | Magic: The Gathering Paper EDH
Legendary Commander Free-For-All | Extra Turns 10 | Magic: The Gathering EDH Gameplay
Commander Clash: Revenge Week | S9 E17 | Rakdos vs. Ramos vs. Tasigur vs. The Ur-Dragon
![Commander VS S16E9: Rakdos VS Padeem VS Zacama VS Golos [EDH]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dZvTs47Y-pk/sddefault.jpg)
Commander VS S16E9: Rakdos VS Padeem VS Zacama VS Golos [EDH]
EDH Gameplay - Episode 35: Atraxa VS Ezuri VS Rakdos VS Nekusar
Ravnica Rumble w/ Rachel Agnes & Kenji Egashira | Game Knights 25 | Magic the Gathering Commander
![Commander VS S14E3: Teysa VS Rakdos VS Zegana VS Nikya [EDH]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WPW4CHlykqI/sddefault.jpg)
Commander VS S14E3: Teysa VS Rakdos VS Zegana VS Nikya [EDH]
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos, the Showstopper decks.
Ardyn, the Usurper+18% Synergy
$0.60
Summon: G.F. Ifrit+5% Synergy
$0.03
The Gold Saucer+4% Synergy
$0.17
The Darkness Crystal+3% Synergy
$3.87
The Fire Crystal-2% Synergy
$4.85
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Showstopper's abilities and overall game plan.
Liliana's Contract+65% Synergy
$1.53
Harvester of Souls+61% Synergy
$0.96
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+60% Synergy
$0.29
Herald of Slaanesh+59% Synergy
$6.25
Archfiend of Depravity+56% Synergy
$9.21
Bloodgift Demon+55% Synergy
$1.11
Indulgent Tormentor+51% Synergy
$0.49
Krark's Thumb+50% Synergy
$11.61
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+50% Synergy
$0.80
Master of Cruelties+49% Synergy
$4.42
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Showstopper decks.
Kardur, Doomscourge+48% Synergy
$0.65
Reaper from the Abyss+48% Synergy
$1.16
Blood Speaker+47% Synergy
$0.50
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+43% Synergy
$3.04
Mahadi, Emporium Master+34% Synergy
$0.46
Bedevil+22% Synergy
$0.51
Rakdos Charm+19% Synergy
$0.31
Terminate+14% Synergy
$0.32
Chaos Warp+8% Synergy
$0.34
Dark Ritual+3% Synergy
$2.94
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+6% Synergy
$58.30
Gamble-2% Synergy
$7.91
Vampiric Tutor-4% Synergy
$50.85
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$94.69
Deflecting Swat-11% Synergy
$46.20
Jeska's Will-15% Synergy
$26.15
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Showstopper's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+41% Synergy
$2.20
Rune-Scarred Demon+40% Synergy
$0.45
Sower of Discord+39% Synergy
$2.65
Balor+38% Synergy
$2.27
Demonlord Belzenlok+38% Synergy
$0.27
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+37% Synergy
$3.40
Sin Prodder+37% Synergy
$0.36
Desecration Demon+37% Synergy
$0.35
Orcus, Prince of Undeath+32% Synergy
$0.27
Wildfire Devils+30% Synergy
$0.26
Dream Devourer+28% Synergy
$0.45
Overseer of the Damned+28% Synergy
$0.22
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+28% Synergy
$0.14
Burning-Rune Demon+22% Synergy
$3.66
Demon of Dark Schemes+22% Synergy
$1.50
Cadaver Imp+22% Synergy
$0.09
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+21% Synergy
$24.34
Archfiend of Despair+20% Synergy
$19.15
Tavern Scoundrel+20% Synergy
$0.11
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos+19% Synergy
$0.16
Lord of the Void+18% Synergy
$11.30
Sire of Insanity+17% Synergy
$0.48
Bloodthirster+17% Synergy
$16.89
Great Unclean One+17% Synergy
$4.22
Nightmare Shepherd+17% Synergy
$0.24
Vilis, Broker of Blood+16% Synergy
$8.02
Plague Drone+16% Synergy
$1.61
Rakdos, the Muscle+15% Synergy
$0.98
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider+15% Synergy
$0.77
Chaos Defiler+15% Synergy
$8.48
Rakshasa Debaser+14% Synergy
$0.29
Orca, Siege Demon+14% Synergy
$0.32
Torch Fiend+14% Synergy
$0.02
Rakdos the Defiler+14% Synergy
$1.58
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.27
Spawn of Mayhem+13% Synergy
$0.38
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+13% Synergy
$0.29
Reiver Demon+13% Synergy
$0.94
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+12% Synergy
$14.20
Abhorrent Overlord+12% Synergy
$0.53
Perforating Artist+11% Synergy
$0.14
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+11% Synergy
$9.80
Charmbreaker Devils+11% Synergy
$0.15
Pestilence Demon+11% Synergy
$0.64
Anger+10% Synergy
$1.61
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+9% Synergy
$15.67
Doom Whisperer+9% Synergy
$1.51
Burnished Hart+6% Synergy
$0.12
Solemn Simulacrum0% Synergy
$0.26
Mayhem Devil-1% Synergy
$0.35
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Showstopper safe.
Supernatural Stamina+19% Synergy
$0.13
Undying Evil+19% Synergy
$0.45
Blood for the Blood God!+12% Synergy
$6.62
Doom Blade+10% Synergy
$0.21
Thrilling Encore+9% Synergy
$0.76
Puppet's Verdict+9% Synergy
$4.13
Tempt with Mayhem+7% Synergy
$0.92
Murder+6% Synergy
$0.06
Abnormal Endurance+6% Synergy
$0.11
Tibalt's Trickery+5% Synergy
$8.49
Hurl Through Hell+4% Synergy
$1.61
Soul Shatter+4% Synergy
$2.66
Wild Magic Surge+4% Synergy
$0.53
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.12
Hero's Downfall+3% Synergy
$0.12
Unlicensed Disintegration+3% Synergy
$0.17
Chef's Kiss+3% Synergy
$0.25
Go for the Throat+2% Synergy
$0.79
Not Dead After All+1% Synergy
$0.58
Undying Malice+1% Synergy
$0.66
Kolaghan's Command+1% Synergy
$0.29
Malakir Rebirth0% Synergy
$9.16
Infernal Grasp-2% Synergy
$0.26
Thrill of Possibility-3% Synergy
$0.06
Withering Torment-4% Synergy
$2.59
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.21
Deadly Rollick-11% Synergy
$18.24
Abrade-12% Synergy
$0.15
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Showstopper's game plan and control the board.
Demonic Counsel+33% Synergy
$0.94
Dreadbore+26% Synergy
$0.58
Last One Standing+20% Synergy
$2.13
Read the Bones+18% Synergy
$0.28
Fiery Gambit+17% Synergy
$2.52
Diabolic Tutor+16% Synergy
$1.75
Game of Chaos+13% Synergy
$9.20
Syphon Mind+12% Synergy
$0.49
Rakdos's Return+12% Synergy
$0.64
Kindred Dominance+11% Synergy
$8.39
Damnation+9% Synergy
$18.68
Mana Clash+9% Synergy
$0.98
Sign in Blood+8% Synergy
$0.60
Wheel of Misfortune+6% Synergy
$4.42
Patriarch's Bidding+6% Synergy
$2.53
Burn Down the House+6% Synergy
$0.43
Haunting Voyage+6% Synergy
$2.76
Whims of the Fates+6% Synergy
$0.26
Rise of the Dark Realms+5% Synergy
$3.07
Reign of the Pit+5% Synergy
$0.13
Warp World+5% Synergy
$0.70
Sinister Waltz+4% Synergy
$0.16
The Nipton Lottery+4% Synergy
$0.12
Vandalblast+3% Synergy
$2.73
Victimize+3% Synergy
$0.56
Dread Return+3% Synergy
$0.26
Torment of Hailfire0% Synergy
$20.27
Twinflame-1% Synergy
$5.05
Reanimate-2% Synergy
$7.64
Night's Whisper-2% Synergy
$0.25
Disrupt Decorum-2% Synergy
$0.82
Toxic Deluge-6% Synergy
$5.30
Faithless Looting-7% Synergy
$0.29
Feed the Swarm-9% Synergy
$0.23
Blasphemous Act-13% Synergy
$1.13
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Bontu's Monument+28% Synergy
$5.20
Conjurer's Closet+27% Synergy
$2.49
Urza's Incubator+21% Synergy
$13.11
Herald's Horn+20% Synergy
$4.33
Boompile+15% Synergy
$0.39
Whip of Erebos+13% Synergy
$7.52
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+13% Synergy
$4.54
Jet Medallion+12% Synergy
$7.55
Wayfarer's Bauble+9% Synergy
$0.24
Hazoret's Monument+9% Synergy
$2.29
Helm of the Host+7% Synergy
$12.75
Voyager Staff+7% Synergy
$0.18
Panharmonicon+6% Synergy
$4.72
Blade of Selves+2% Synergy
$3.40
Ruby Medallion-3% Synergy
$7.78
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.30
Lightning Greaves-15% Synergy
$4.45
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Showstopper's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Mirror March+35% Synergy
$1.74
Black Market+27% Synergy
$3.61
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+23% Synergy
$2.40
Chance Encounter+23% Synergy
$0.21
Captive Audience+20% Synergy
$3.85
Havoc Festival+17% Synergy
$0.38
Planar Chaos+17% Synergy
$1.87
Rakdos Joins Up+16% Synergy
$0.39
Revel in Riches+15% Synergy
$14.48
Demonic Covenant+13% Synergy
$0.24
Heartless Summoning+11% Synergy
$0.37
Theater of Horrors+9% Synergy
$0.17
Unhallowed Pact+8% Synergy
$0.30
Mark of the Oni+8% Synergy
$0.32
Tide of War+8% Synergy
$1.27
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$1.55
The Ruinous Powers+6% Synergy
$1.13
Impulsive Maneuvers+6% Synergy
$3.19
The Eldest Reborn+5% Synergy
$0.32
Possibility Storm+5% Synergy
$1.62
Risky Move+5% Synergy
$1.24
Sunbird's Invocation+4% Synergy
$0.28
Warstorm Surge+3% Synergy
$1.01
Kaya's Ghostform+2% Synergy
$1.31
Animate Dead-1% Synergy
$6.79
Descent into Avernus-5% Synergy
$5.49
Black Market Connections-6% Synergy
$15.42
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Showstopper to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+20% Synergy
$1.96
Ob Nixilis Reignited+10% Synergy
$0.37
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator+7% Synergy
$0.18
Zariel, Archduke of Avernus+6% Synergy
$2.66
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+6% Synergy
$0.51
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Temple of the False God+13% Synergy
$0.14
Westvale Abbey+12% Synergy
$0.87
Cabal Coffers+10% Synergy
$24.56
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$0.57
Mortuary Mire+7% Synergy
$0.28
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+6% Synergy
$47.16
Reliquary Tower+6% Synergy
$1.98
Witch's Cottage+6% Synergy
$0.61
Sanctum of Eternity+6% Synergy
$5.95
Molten Slagheap+4% Synergy
$0.07
Castle Locthwain+3% Synergy
$3.76
Command Beacon+3% Synergy
$5.08
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$34.54
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.27
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.19
Spinerock Knoll-3% Synergy
$0.47
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$6.61
Arena of Glory-4% Synergy
$11.65
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Rakdos Locket+24% Synergy
$0.24
Séance Board+17% Synergy
$1.05
Worn Powerstone+16% Synergy
$0.24
Commander's Sphere+15% Synergy
$0.16
Rakdos Signet+12% Synergy
$0.76
Rakdos Keyrune+12% Synergy
$0.13
Thran Dynamo+11% Synergy
$2.44
Rakdos Cluestone+11% Synergy
$0.11
Mind Stone+7% Synergy
$0.22
Gilded Lotus+7% Synergy
$1.28
Charcoal Diamond+6% Synergy
$0.26
Hedron Archive+6% Synergy
$0.25
Patchwork Banner+4% Synergy
$4.04
Fire Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.24
Prismatic Lens+3% Synergy
$0.31
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.07
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$1.33
Cursed Mirror-5% Synergy
$0.96
Arcane Signet-7% Synergy
$0.51
Talisman of Indulgence-10% Synergy
$1.94
Fellwar Stone-16% Synergy
$1.12
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Showstopper decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Rakdos Guildgate+27% Synergy
$0.15
Rakdos Carnarium+24% Synergy
$0.32
Path of Ancestry+22% Synergy
$0.18
Bloodfell Caves+20% Synergy
$0.11
Akoum Refuge+17% Synergy
$0.16
Temple of Malice+12% Synergy
$0.22
Evolving Wilds+10% Synergy
$0.23
Cinder Barrens+9% Synergy
$0.09
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.11
Cavern of Souls+7% Synergy
$34.04
Terramorphic Expanse+6% Synergy
$0.28
Rocky Tar Pit+5% Synergy
$0.20
Urborg Volcano+5% Synergy
$0.23
Secluded Courtyard+3% Synergy
$0.19
Canyon Slough+2% Synergy
$0.40
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.07
Dragonskull Summit+1% Synergy
$1.01
Haunted Ridge+1% Synergy
$3.99
Sulfurous Mire+1% Synergy
$0.22
Mountain0% Synergy
$0.06
Blood Crypt0% Synergy
$15.33
Graven Cairns0% Synergy
$3.36
Malakir Rebirth0% Synergy
$9.16
Smoldering Marsh-1% Synergy
$0.38
Geothermal Bog-1% Synergy
$0.22
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$3.53
Raucous Theater-3% Synergy
$8.92
Foreboding Ruins-4% Synergy
$0.22
Badlands-4% Synergy
Blightstep Pathway-5% Synergy
$4.57
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$5.21
Luxury Suite-6% Synergy
$13.40
Blackcleave Cliffs-6% Synergy
$1.23
Shadowblood Ridge-7% Synergy
$0.28
Command Tower-8% Synergy
$0.22
Blazemire Verge-9% Synergy
$6.82
Bloodstained Mire-10% Synergy
$13.68
Mount Doom-10% Synergy
$3.80
Tainted Peak-11% Synergy
$0.31
Exotic Orchard-14% Synergy
$0.45
Sulfurous Springs-17% Synergy
$0.40
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Rakdos, the Showstopper.
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos
Rakdos the Defiler
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Boris Devilboon
Demonlord Belzenlok
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Pavel Maliki
Orcus, Prince of Undeath
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
Shelob, Dread Weaver
Starke of Rath
Norin the Wary
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer // Passionate Archaeologist
Plargg and Nassari
Breeches, Brazen Plunderer // Krark, the Thumbless
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Passionate Archaeologist
Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Krark, the Thumbless
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Criminal Past
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Scion of Halaster
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Miara, Thorn of the Glade
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Nocturno of Myra's Marvels
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Vial Smasher the Fierce
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Tormod, the Desecrator
Diaochan, Artful Beauty
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
The Beast, Deathless Prince
The Prismatic Piper // Vial Smasher the Fierce