---
name: "Rafter Demon"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Spectacle"]
set: "RNA"
set_name: "Ravnica Allegiance"
collector_number: "196"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "2e7a03ac-44bb-45f1-b209-85fc3b6e90d3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rafter-demon-rna"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rafter Demon
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/2
- **Keywords:** Spectacle

## Oracle Text
Spectacle {3}{B}{R} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
When this creature enters, if its spectacle cost was paid, each opponent discards a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rix Maadi Reveler](/printing/rix-maadi-reveler-prna.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Spawn of Mayhem](/printing/spawn-of-mayhem-rna.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Blade Juggler](/printing/blade-juggler-rna.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Spikewheel Acrobat](/printing/spikewheel-acrobat-rna.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
5. [Razor Demon](/printing/razor-demon-ydsk.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Skewer the Critics](/printing/skewer-the-critics-rvr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #196
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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