Rakshasa Deathdealer
Creature — Demon
: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Khans of Tarkir
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #27223
Rakshasa Deathdealer is a two-mana 2/2 that can pump itself to alpha-strike size or regenerate through removal — both on demand, both for just two mana. The catch is you need black and green mana every time, so it punishes greedy mana bases hard.
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 |
In Commander, Rakshasa Deathdealer is a fine early drop in Golgari and Sultai builds that want cheap, resilient threats, but it rarely earns a slot over creatures with more immediate board impact. In Pioneer and Modern, the two-drop slot is brutally competitive, and a vanilla 2/2 that requires open mana to do anything relevant gets outclassed by threats that generate value without activation setup. Legacy has better options at every point on the curve. Rakshasa Deathdealer finds its best home in focused two-color Golgari midrange shells where the regeneration actually buys meaningful tempo, but even there it's a role-player, not a cornerstone.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Rakshasa Deathdealer isn't available right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its limited competitive demand and age, it's almost certainly a bulk or near-bulk rare — easy to pick up if you need it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.