---
name: "Akul the Unrepentant"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Scorpion Dragon Rogue"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "POTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos"
collector_number: "189s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kekai Kotaki"
oracle_id: "d6b56d6d-e2f6-47f5-a9d1-cd0e17f94a0d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/akul-the-unrepentant-potj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Akul the Unrepentant
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Scorpion Dragon Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample
Sacrifice three other creatures: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery and only once each turn.

> *Crackling with rage and stolen thunder, he drives the Hellspurs to ever-greater heights of violence.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ruthless Deathfang](/printing/ruthless-deathfang-dtk.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Rakdos, the Muscle](/printing/rakdos-the-muscle-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
3. [Gluttonous Hellkite](/printing/gluttonous-hellkite-m3c.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Korvold, Fae-Cursed King](/printing/korvold-fae-cursed-king-sld.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Noble
5. [Sarkhan the Mad](/printing/sarkhan-the-mad-plst.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
6. [Devouring Strossus](/printing/devouring-strossus-inv.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos (POTJ) #189s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kekai Kotaki
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`