Rakdos Headliner
Creature — Devil
Haste
Echo—Discard a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #21854
Rakdos Headliner is a 4/4 haste for two mana — that rate is real, and it closes games fast. The cost is steep: every card in your hand gets discarded when it enters, so you need an empty hand or a discard payoff to justify running it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rakdos Headliner is a niche include — the discard clause wrecks card advantage in a format where you want resources at all times, so it belongs only in dedicated discard-payoff builds. In Legacy and Vintage, the raw rate of a 4/4 haste for two is genuinely competitive, but those formats have enough broken threats that this rarely makes the cut outside of specific Hollow One or discard-synergy shells. Modern sees it occasionally in similar aggressive discard strategies where emptying your hand is the plan, not a penalty. Rakdos Headliner is legal in Oathbreaker, where the faster pace and tighter card counts make the discard clause even more punishing unless your signature spell feeds off it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Rakdos Headliner is deep bulk — no price floor to worry about, and it won't appreciate unless a breakout discard combo pushes demand. Grab a copy if you need it; there's no reason to hesitate at this price.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.