---
name: "Gurmag Rakshasa"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Menace"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Johan Grenier"
oracle_id: "2be43acc-a815-44bc-8803-d702e553fbc1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gurmag-rakshasa-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gurmag Rakshasa
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Menace

## Oracle Text
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn and target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

> *"Concentrare l'essenza vitale in una forma così debole è un vero peccato. Dalla a me."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Inner Demons Gangsters](/printing/inner-demons-gangsters-om1.md) — Creature — Human Rogue Villain
4. [Rakdos Trumpeter](/printing/rakdos-trumpeter-rna.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
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6. [Gruul Nodorog](/printing/gruul-nodorog-gpt.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #81
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Johan Grenier
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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