Rakdos the Defiler
{2}{B}{B}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Demon7/6
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Flying, trample
Whenever Rakdos attacks, sacrifice half the non-Demon permanents you control, rounded up.
Whenever Rakdos deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices half the non-Demon permanents they control of their choice, rounded up.
Keyword reminders
Flying. This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach. · CR 702.9
Trample. Excess combat damage beyond what's lethal to blockers can be assigned to the player or planeswalker it's attacking. · CR 702.19
Official rulings
- A permanent with the subtype Demon, including Rakdos the Defiler itself, can't be sacrificed this way. (2006-05-01)
- 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. (2006-05-01)
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