---
name: "Anthem of Rakdos"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Double", "Hellbent"]
set: "DIS"
set_name: "Dissension"
collector_number: "102"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ralph Horsley"
oracle_id: "aba0f637-2d8d-43df-9002-08541ab42944"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/anthem-of-rakdos-dis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Anthem of Rakdos
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Double, Hellbent

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn and this enchantment deals 1 damage to you.
Hellbent — As long as you have no cards in hand, if a source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rakdos Pit Dragon](/printing/rakdos-pit-dragon-dd2.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Taste for Mayhem](/printing/taste-for-mayhem-dis.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Gratuitous Violence](/printing/gratuitous-violence-cn2.md) — Enchantment
4. [Rakdos Roustabout](/printing/rakdos-roustabout-rna.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior
5. [Rakdos, Lord of Riots](/printing/rakdos-lord-of-riots-rtr.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
6. [Berserkers' Onslaught](/printing/berserkers-onslaught-plst.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dissension (DIS) #102
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ralph Horsley
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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