---
name: "Rakdos the Defiler"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "DIS"
set_name: "Dissension"
collector_number: "129"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai"
oracle_id: "789bf406-38f0-4888-b2ff-c4a95ac79283"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rakdos-the-defiler-dis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rakdos the Defiler
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/6
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample
Whenever Rakdos attacks, sacrifice half the non-Demon permanents you control, rounded up.
Whenever Rakdos deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices half the non-Demon permanents they control of their choice, rounded up.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rakdos, Patron of Chaos](/printing/rakdos-patron-of-chaos-mkm.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
2. [Rakdos, the Muscle](/printing/rakdos-the-muscle-potj.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
3. [Rakdos, the Showstopper](/printing/rakdos-the-showstopper-clu.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
4. [Rakdos, Lord of Riots](/printing/rakdos-lord-of-riots-rtr.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
5. [Demon of Loathing](/printing/demon-of-loathing-anb.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Desecration Demon](/printing/desecration-demon-fdn.md) — Creature — Demon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dissension (DIS) #129
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`