Rakdos, the Showstopper
Legendary Creature — Demon
Flying, trample
When Rakdos enters, flip a coin for each creature that isn't a Demon, Devil, or Imp. Destroy each creature whose coin comes up tails.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Ravnica: Clue Edition
- Price
- $2.68
- EDHREC rank
- #5932
Rakdos, the Showstopper enters and immediately flips a coin for every non-Demon, non-Devil, non-Imp on the battlefield — half the table's creatures die on a statistically average flip, and the effect costs nothing beyond casting a 6/6 flying trampler for six mana. The coin-flip randomness is real, but the expected board impact is a one-sided wrath in any deck built to exploit it, making Be'lakor, the Dark Master one of its most natural homes.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Be'lakor, the Dark Master
Be'lakor, the Dark Master draws a card whenever a Demon enters the battlefield, so Rakdos, the Showstopper does double duty — mass removal stapled to a Demon body that triggers Be'lakor the moment it resolves.
Raphael, Fiendish Savior
Raphael, Fiendish Savior pumps every Demon, Devil, and Imp you control, which means every creature that survives the Rakdos, the Showstopper trigger gets bigger — the boardwipe exemption and the anthem live on exactly the same creature types.
Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Rakdos, Lord of Riots reduces the casting cost of creatures by each point of damage dealt to opponents, and Rakdos, the Showstopper's 6/6 trample body is a reliable damage source that can come down for two or three mana after one swing — value-on-value in a shell built around expensive Demons.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Rakdos, the Showstopper is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees virtually no competitive play outside Commander — six mana for a coin-flip wrath is far too slow and inconsistent for 60-card formats where games end on turn three or four. In Commander, the multiplayer board state is where it earns its keep: more opponents means more non-Demon creatures to target, and a single trigger routinely kills four to eight permanents. Oathbreaker is a viable niche, particularly in Rakdos-colored planeswalker shells that want cheap disruption and can afford a high curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.68 cheap tier
At $2.68, Rakdos, the Showstopper sits firmly in budget territory — a six-mana mythic rare that doubles as a board wipe should cost more, and the low price reflects its narrow competitive footprint. It's a safe pickup for any Demon-tribal or black-red Commander build; there's no obvious reprint pressure that would push the price higher, but no scarcity argument that would either.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
- Rakdos, Lord of Riots
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.