Printings
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Demon
Mana Cost: 
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Ravnica Remastered (RVR)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 215
Oracle Text
You can't cast Rakdos unless an opponent lost life this turn. Flying, trample Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.
Keywords
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- November 10, 2020
Rakdos's last ability cares about the total life lost, not necessarily what an opponent's life total is compared to what it was at the beginning of the turn. For example, if an opponent loses 5 life and then gains 10 life in a turn, creature spells you cast will cost {5} less to cast.
Source: wotc - November 10, 2020
Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
Source: wotc - November 10, 2020
Rakdos can be put onto the battlefield by another spell or ability even if no opponent has lost life that turn.
Source: wotc - November 10, 2020
Rakdos's last ability won't reduce the cost to cast Rakdos itself. It applies only to creature spells you cast once Rakdos is on the battlefield.
Source: wotc - November 10, 2020
If there are additional costs to cast a creature spell, such as a kicker cost or the commander tax, apply those increases before applying cost reductions.
Source: wotc - November 10, 2020
If an opponent lost life and subsequently lost the game, Rakdos's first ability is satisfied, and its last ability counts that loss of life.
Source: wotc - November 10, 2020
Rakdos's last ability can't reduce the colored mana requirement of a creature spell you cast.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.