Rakdos, the Showstopper
$3.62
$3.62
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
#1518
Current Rank
#1440
Last Week
#1343
Past 2 Years
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.
Hell's Kitchen+2% Synergy
$0.23
Negative Zone Portal+1% Synergy
$0.21
Klaw, Master of Sound+0% Synergy
$0.27
Loki's Scepter+0% Synergy
$5.03
Dark Fortress-3% Synergy
$2.52
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Showstopper's abilities and overall game plan.
Liliana's Contract+60% Synergy
$4.14
Harvester of Souls+59% Synergy
$2.15
Raphael, Fiendish Savior+59% Synergy
$0.45
Archfiend of Depravity+56% Synergy
$3.81
Herald of Slaanesh+55% Synergy
$6.23
Bloodgift Demon+49% Synergy
$0.87
Krark's Thumb+49% Synergy
$14.96
Rakdos, Lord of Riots+48% Synergy
$1.41
Reaper from the Abyss+47% Synergy
$1.01
Indulgent Tormentor+47% Synergy
$0.65
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Showstopper decks.
Master of Cruelties+47% Synergy
$5.81
Kardur, Doomscourge+44% Synergy
$2.26
Rune-Scarred Demon+42% Synergy
$0.85
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire+42% Synergy
$4.59
Rakdos, Patron of Chaos+41% Synergy
$4.45
Mahadi, Emporium Master+32% Synergy
$2.00
Bedevil+22% Synergy
$0.26
Rakdos Charm+15% Synergy
$0.39
Terminate+9% Synergy
$0.26
Chaos Warp+6% Synergy
$0.35
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Demonic Tutor+6% Synergy
$73.42
Gamble0% Synergy
$17.33
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$134.69
Vampiric Tutor-3% Synergy
$58.03
Bolas's Citadel-4% Synergy
$15.75
Jeska's Will-11% Synergy
$41.52
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Showstopper's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Blood Speaker+42% Synergy
$0.41
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled+39% Synergy
$4.12
Sin Prodder+36% Synergy
$0.38
Demonlord Belzenlok+36% Synergy
$0.49
Sower of Discord+36% Synergy
$5.50
Balor+34% Synergy
$4.92
Desecration Demon+34% Synergy
$0.16
Orcus, Prince of Undeath+29% Synergy
$0.36
Wildfire Devils+29% Synergy
$0.44
Overseer of the Damned+28% Synergy
$0.39
Dream Devourer+26% Synergy
$1.53
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder+23% Synergy
$0.27
Burning-Rune Demon+23% Synergy
$5.16
Archfiend of Despair+22% Synergy
$24.00
Cadaver Imp+21% Synergy
$0.16
Demon of Dark Schemes+20% Synergy
$1.40
Bloodletter of Aclazotz+19% Synergy
$36.16
Lord of the Void+18% Synergy
$13.02
Tavern Scoundrel+18% Synergy
$0.31
Vilis, Broker of Blood+17% Synergy
$9.00
Bloodthirster+17% Synergy
$31.50
Sire of Insanity+16% Synergy
$0.52
Rakdos the Defiler+15% Synergy
$1.58
Plague Drone+14% Synergy
$2.21
Nightmare Shepherd+14% Synergy
$0.34
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider+14% Synergy
$1.75
Great Unclean One+14% Synergy
$5.44
Spawn of Mayhem+13% Synergy
$0.54
Chaos Defiler+13% Synergy
$7.28
Ardyn, the Usurper+13% Synergy
$0.67
Abyssal Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.33
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos+13% Synergy
$0.29
Torch Fiend+13% Synergy
$0.27
Rakdos, the Muscle+12% Synergy
$1.49
Perforating Artist+12% Synergy
$0.24
Rakshasa Debaser+11% Synergy
$0.38
Reiver Demon+11% Synergy
$0.82
Razaketh, the Foulblooded+11% Synergy
$13.33
Orca, Siege Demon+11% Synergy
$0.32
Anger+10% Synergy
$0.51
Demon of Catastrophes+10% Synergy
$0.33
Abhorrent Overlord+10% Synergy
$0.58
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+10% Synergy
$0.42
Charmbreaker Devils+9% Synergy
$0.36
Pestilence Demon+9% Synergy
$0.59
Valgavoth, Terror Eater+9% Synergy
$18.45
Doom Whisperer+9% Synergy
$5.99
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+8% Synergy
$20.17
Mayhem Devil+3% Synergy
$0.36
Solemn Simulacrum+0% Synergy
$0.29
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Showstopper safe.
Undying Evil+18% Synergy
$0.44
Supernatural Stamina+15% Synergy
$0.23
Blood for the Blood God!+8% Synergy
$10.36
Tempt with Mayhem+7% Synergy
$1.21
Thrilling Encore+7% Synergy
$1.33
Doom Blade+7% Synergy
$0.35
Abnormal Endurance+6% Synergy
$0.14
Puppet's Verdict+6% Synergy
$4.56
Tibalt's Trickery+5% Synergy
$9.59
Murder+5% Synergy
$0.20
Wild Magic Surge+4% Synergy
$2.11
Hero's Downfall+3% Synergy
$0.29
Hurl Through Hell+3% Synergy
$3.89
Soul Shatter+2% Synergy
$3.88
Dark Ritual+1% Synergy
$8.75
Tragic Slip+1% Synergy
$0.23
Go for the Throat+1% Synergy
$0.59
Kolaghan's Command+1% Synergy
$0.38
Undying Malice+0% Synergy
$0.26
Malakir Rebirth+0% Synergy
$12.86
Feign Death-1% Synergy
$1.10
Not Dead After All-1% Synergy
$1.21
Infernal Grasp-2% Synergy
$0.34
Thrill of Possibility-3% Synergy
$0.33
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.30
Withering Torment-5% Synergy
$0.74
Abrade-10% Synergy
$0.30
Deflecting Swat-11% Synergy
$66.94
Deadly Rollick-13% Synergy
$25.98
Big Score-15% Synergy
$0.43
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Showstopper's game plan and control the board.
Demonic Counsel+32% Synergy
$1.99
Dreadbore+23% Synergy
$0.91
Read the Bones+18% Synergy
$0.28
Fiery Gambit+17% Synergy
$3.05
Last One Standing+14% Synergy
$2.57
Game of Chaos+11% Synergy
$14.00
Diabolic Tutor+10% Synergy
$2.27
Rakdos's Return+10% Synergy
$0.59
Kindred Dominance+9% Synergy
$3.32
Syphon Mind+8% Synergy
$0.24
Mana Clash+8% Synergy
$1.42
Damnation+8% Synergy
$20.20
Patriarch's Bidding+7% Synergy
$4.10
Burn Down the House+6% Synergy
$0.46
Victimize+6% Synergy
$1.61
Sign in Blood+5% Synergy
$4.19
Whims of the Fates+5% Synergy
$0.20
Haunting Voyage+5% Synergy
$0.31
Wheel of Misfortune+5% Synergy
$7.30
Rise of the Dark Realms+4% Synergy
$6.43
Bloodline Bidding+3% Synergy
$2.13
Sinister Waltz+3% Synergy
$0.35
Dread Return+2% Synergy
$0.42
Living Death+1% Synergy
$3.01
Twinflame+0% Synergy
$0.93
Vandalblast+0% Synergy
$1.05
Reanimate+0% Synergy
$9.12
Torment of Hailfire0% Synergy
$37.86
Disrupt Decorum-1% Synergy
$4.23
Night's Whisper-2% Synergy
$0.24
Exsanguinate-5% Synergy
$0.35
Toxic Deluge-6% Synergy
$3.54
Mana Geyser-7% Synergy
$1.15
Faithless Looting-7% Synergy
$0.39
Feed the Swarm-7% Synergy
$0.20
Blasphemous Act-10% Synergy
$0.67
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Conjurer's Closet+26% Synergy
$4.41
Bontu's Monument+24% Synergy
$7.83
Urza's Incubator+20% Synergy
$18.96
Herald's Horn+18% Synergy
$5.08
Whip of Erebos+14% Synergy
$8.32
Boompile+13% Synergy
$0.58
Jet Medallion+12% Synergy
$11.78
Elbrus, the Binding Blade+11% Synergy
$9.28
Wayfarer's Bauble+11% Synergy
$0.33
Voyager Staff+8% Synergy
$0.23
Hazoret's Monument+7% Synergy
$2.86
Helm of the Host+6% Synergy
$5.28
Panharmonicon+5% Synergy
$6.71
The Darkness Crystal+4% Synergy
$5.33
Blade of Selves+2% Synergy
$2.99
Ruby Medallion-3% Synergy
$13.44
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.89
Lightning Greaves-16% Synergy
$3.99
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Showstopper's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Mirror March+29% Synergy
$1.78
Chance Encounter+23% Synergy
$0.32
Black Market+23% Synergy
$6.05
Unholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+20% Synergy
$1.59
Rakdos Joins Up+17% Synergy
$0.40
Captive Audience+15% Synergy
$4.35
Planar Chaos+14% Synergy
$2.13
Havoc Festival+14% Synergy
$0.36
Revel in Riches+12% Synergy
$16.23
Demonic Covenant+10% Synergy
$0.34
Heartless Summoning+9% Synergy
$1.64
Phyrexian Arena+7% Synergy
$3.90
Tide of War+6% Synergy
$1.56
Unhallowed Pact+6% Synergy
$0.20
Theater of Horrors+6% Synergy
$0.37
Mark of the Oni+6% Synergy
$0.26
Impulsive Maneuvers+5% Synergy
$4.09
The Ruinous Powers+4% Synergy
$1.81
Warstorm Surge+4% Synergy
$0.97
Kaya's Ghostform+1% Synergy
$2.12
Animate Dead+1% Synergy
$5.82
Descent into Avernus-2% Synergy
$13.05
Black Market Connections-7% Synergy
$9.51
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Showstopper to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+16% Synergy
$1.72
Ob Nixilis Reignited+9% Synergy
$0.34
Tibalt, Rakish Instigator+5% Synergy
$0.30
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath+5% Synergy
$0.95
Zariel, Archduke of Avernus+4% Synergy
$2.42
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Westvale Abbey+12% Synergy
$3.79
Temple of the False God+11% Synergy
$0.31
Cabal Coffers+10% Synergy
$28.96
Bojuka Bog+7% Synergy
$1.09
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+6% Synergy
$63.16
Sanctum of Eternity+5% Synergy
$8.39
The Gold Saucer+5% Synergy
$0.28
Mortuary Mire+4% Synergy
$0.41
Reliquary Tower+4% Synergy
$4.10
Castle Locthwain+4% Synergy
$4.57
Witch's Cottage+3% Synergy
$0.95
Molten Slagheap+3% Synergy
$0.14
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$53.44
Command Beacon+1% Synergy
$9.05
Rogue's Passage0% Synergy
$0.40
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-3% Synergy
$11.91
Spinerock Knoll-3% Synergy
$1.47
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Rakdos Locket+20% Synergy
$0.34
Séance Board+15% Synergy
$3.78
Worn Powerstone+14% Synergy
$0.37
Rakdos Signet+13% Synergy
$2.64
Commander's Sphere+12% Synergy
$0.29
Thran Dynamo+11% Synergy
$4.81
Rakdos Keyrune+9% Synergy
$0.19
Rakdos Cluestone+9% Synergy
$0.15
Mind Stone+8% Synergy
$0.32
Hedron Archive+6% Synergy
$0.23
Gilded Lotus+5% Synergy
$0.58
Charcoal Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.36
Fire Diamond+3% Synergy
$0.32
Patchwork Banner+2% Synergy
$1.85
The Soul Stone+0% Synergy
$118.63
Sol Ring+0% Synergy
$1.36
Cursed Mirror-2% Synergy
$0.43
Thought Vessel-5% Synergy
$2.52
Arcane Signet-5% Synergy
$0.44
Talisman of Indulgence-7% Synergy
$0.87
Fellwar Stone-13% Synergy
$0.96
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Showstopper decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Rakdos Carnarium+25% Synergy
$0.37
Rakdos Guildgate+22% Synergy
$0.13
Path of Ancestry+21% Synergy
$0.32
Bloodfell Caves+16% Synergy
$0.17
Akoum Refuge+14% Synergy
$0.32
Temple of Malice+11% Synergy
$0.22
Evolving Wilds+9% Synergy
$0.27
Myriad Landscape+8% Synergy
$0.30
Cinder Barrens+8% Synergy
$0.24
Cavern of Souls+7% Synergy
$47.96
Urborg Volcano+4% Synergy
$0.26
Rocky Tar Pit+3% Synergy
$0.26
Terramorphic Expanse+3% Synergy
$1.11
Canyon Slough+2% Synergy
$0.29
Sulfurous Mire+2% Synergy
$0.33
Swamp+0% Synergy
$0.09
Mountain+0% Synergy
$0.09
Malakir Rebirth+0% Synergy
$12.86
Haunted Ridge+0% Synergy
$8.42
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$1.00
Foreboding Ruins0% Synergy
$0.23
Blood Crypt0% Synergy
$9.01
Dragonskull Summit-1% Synergy
$0.33
Graven Cairns-1% Synergy
$5.22
Geothermal Bog-2% Synergy
$0.30
Smoldering Marsh-2% Synergy
$0.25
Blightstep Pathway-3% Synergy
$5.75
Raucous Theater-3% Synergy
$9.09
Luxury Suite-3% Synergy
$8.41
Badlands-5% Synergy
Fell the Profane-5% Synergy
$3.30
Shadowblood Ridge-5% Synergy
$0.35
Blackcleave Cliffs-5% Synergy
$2.51
Command Tower-7% Synergy
$0.31
Tainted Peak-8% Synergy
$1.43
Bloodstained Mire-9% Synergy
$17.80
Mount Doom-9% Synergy
$39.99
Blazemire Verge-9% Synergy
$8.60
Exotic Orchard-13% Synergy
$0.28
Sulfurous Springs-15% Synergy
$1.14
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Rakdos, the Showstopper.
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