---
name: "Rot-Curse Rakshasa"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Renew", "Trample", "Decayed"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "9fee2572-8864-475c-bade-a64e36ef69c4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rot-curse-rakshasa-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Rot-Curse Rakshasa
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Renew, Trample, Decayed

## Oracle Text
Trample
Decayed (This creature can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
Renew — {X}{B}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a decayed counter on each of X target creatures. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rakshasa Debaser](/printing/rakshasa-debaser-scd.md) — Creature — Demon
2. [Rakdos the Defiler](/printing/rakdos-the-defiler-dis.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon
3. [Archdemon of Unx](/printing/archdemon-of-unx-ala.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Hobblefiend](/printing/hobblefiend-m21.md) — Creature — Devil
5. [Putrefax](/printing/putrefax-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
6. [Rotting Giant](/printing/rotting-giant-ody.md) — Creature — Zombie Giant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #87
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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