---
name: "Rakdos Pit Dragon"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Hellbent"]
set: "DD2"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra"
collector_number: "44"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "63dd611e-1c36-4e5d-ba45-87c7f629cd54"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rakdos-pit-dragon-dd2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rakdos Pit Dragon
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Hellbent

## Oracle Text
{R}{R}: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Hellbent — This creature has double strike as long as you have no cards in hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hellkite Punisher](/printing/hellkite-punisher-m21.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Mordant Dragon](/printing/mordant-dragon-scd.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Ragefire Hellkite](/printing/ragefire-hellkite-prm.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Shivan Hellkite](/printing/shivan-hellkite-10e.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Spitting Drake](/printing/spitting-drake-6ed.md) — Creature — Drake
6. [Ancient Hellkite](/printing/ancient-hellkite-pm11.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra (DD2) #44
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 26 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`