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Rakdos's Return
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Return to RavnicaRTR · #188
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Mythic rare
- Indicative price
- 0.59 € · ★ 2.45 € · 0.59 $ · ★ 3.67 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Black Red
Card text
Rakdos's Return deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards X cards.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Daarken
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2012-10-05
Flavour text
When Lord Rakdos stirred from his slumber, everyone else's nightmare began.
Rulings
The target opponent will discard X cards even if some or all of the damage dealt by Rakdos’s Return is prevented or redirected.
