Rakdos Ickspitter
Creature — Thrull
: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature and that creature's controller loses 1 life.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #19943
Rakdos Ickspitter is a three-mana 1/3 that pings for one damage and drains one life on each upkeep, stapling a slow clock to a disposable body. The rate is too low for most competitive tables — you're paying a card and three mana for damage that rarely closes a game.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Rakdos Ickspitter occupies the low end of aristocrats and drain packages — the passive life-loss each upkeep hits all three opponents simultaneously, which adds up faster than it looks in a four-player game, but the body is fragile and the effect replaceable. Pauper is where Rakdos Ickspitter has the most legitimate claim: the common-only card pool thins out repeatable drain effects, and a consistent upkeep trigger on a three-toughness blocker carries more weight. In Legacy and Vintage it's unplayable — the formats move too fast for a three-mana creature that doesn't immediately affect the board. Oathbreaker sits closer to Commander in pace, so the same logic applies: fine in a dedicated drain shell, cut otherwise.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Rakdos Ickspitter is deep bulk — you're not spending real money here, just a deck slot. Bulk commons rarely move in price, so there's no reason to stock up speculatively; just grab one copy if the effect fits your list.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.