Rakalite
Artifact
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. Return this artifact to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Chronicles
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #29852
Rakalite lets you prevent damage to your artifacts by paying 1 mana per damage prevention shield, then untaps at end of turn to do it again — a repeatable damage buffer that keeps your board intact. The cost structure is sustainable but demands open mana, which makes it a liability in fast metas where you can't afford to hold up shields every turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only realistic home for Rakalite. Artifact-heavy decks under commanders like Breya, Etherium Shaper or Arcum Dagsson can get real mileage from shielding key pieces, and the slower pace of multiplayer gives you the turns needed to recoup the mana investment. In Legacy and Vintage, Rakalite is legal but laughably underpowered relative to the threats and the speed of those formats — no competitive shell wants a six-mana artifact that asks you to pay more mana to do anything. Oathbreaker is legal but suffers the same problem at a smaller table.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Rakalite is bulk — pick it up for pocket change if the effect fits your build. Demand is narrow enough that the price isn't going anywhere, so there's no urgency either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.