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Rakdos the Defiler

{2}{B}{B}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Demon

DISDissension#129rare
Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 4200
Illustrator
Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
Found in
Dissension MTGO Redemption · Dissension MTGO Redemption Foil · Dissension Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flying, trample Whenever Rakdos attacks, sacrifice half the non-Demon permanents you control, rounded up. Whenever Rakdos deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices half the non-Demon permanents they control of their choice, rounded up.
7/6
FlyingTrample

Plays as: Attack Trigger · Combat Damage Trigger · Sacrifice Removal

Market · per finishspark updated 51m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$1.59
$1.30 low$1.07 gap
Foil+0.0%
$18.50
$16.40 low$1.40 gap
Cheapest playable copy$1.38· across 2 printings

Rulings

2 · latest May 1, 2006 · one tap opens all
  • WotCMay 1, 2006

    A permanent with the subtype Demon, including Rakdos the Defiler itself, can't be sacrificed this way.

  • WotCMay 1, 2006

    To calculate the number of permanents that must be sacrificed, count the number of permanents the affected player controls that don't have the subtype Demon, then divide that number in half and round up. For example, a player who controls eleven non-Demon permanents will need to sacrifice six of them.

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