Rakdos the Defiler

As of Jul 28, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Rakdos the Defiler is $1.37 (GK2 #71), and the most expensive is $18.50 (DIS #129, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.37, down 0.7% over 7 days, down 1.4% over 30 days, up 4.6% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $1.94 (2024).

Rakdos the Defiler has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

GK2 #71

$1.37

CK $1.49 / $0.38 72%

MP $1.14 19 avail

DIS #129

$1.58 +15%

CK $2.49 / $1.25 21%

MP $1.01 45 avail

DIS #129 Foil

$18.50 +1250%

CK $32.99 / $16.50 11%

MP $7.22 7 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $16.50 cash for DIS #129 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• May 1, 2006 A permanent with the subtype Demon, including Rakdos the Defiler itself, can't be sacrificed this way.
• May 1, 2006 To calculate the number of permanents that must be sacrificed, count the number of permanents the affected player controls that don't have the subtype Demon, then divide that number in half and round up. For example, a player who controls eleven non-Demon permanents will need to sacrifice six of them.

Rakdos the Defiler has been reprinted 3 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
GK2 #71	2019-02-15	Rare	Standard
DIS #129	2006-05-05	Rare	Standard
DIS #129	2006-05-05	Rare	Standard

Rakdos the Defiler is the #16,397 most-played card on EDHREC, down 180 places over the last 30 days.