---
name: "Rakdos, Lord of Riots"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "RVR"
set_name: "Ravnica Remastered"
collector_number: "215"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Vincent Proce"
oracle_id: "143a269a-b9ee-48ba-bd7b-4aa46eb36778"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rakdos-lord-of-riots-rvr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rakdos, Lord of Riots
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rakdos the Defiler](/printing/rakdos-the-defiler-dis.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
2. [Rakdos, the Showstopper](/printing/rakdos-the-showstopper-clu.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
3. [Rakdos, Patron of Chaos](/printing/rakdos-patron-of-chaos-mkm.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
4. [Rakdos, the Muscle](/printing/rakdos-the-muscle-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
5. [Rakdos's Return](/printing/rakdoss-return-pio.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rakdos Ickspitter](/printing/rakdos-ickspitter-dis.md) — Creature — Thrull

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #215
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Vincent Proce
- **Total Printings:** 50 across all historical editions

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