Rakdos Joins Up is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
When Rakdos Joins Up enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with two additional +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever a legendary creature you control dies, Rakdos Joins Up deals damage equal to that creature's power to target opponent.
How it works : Rakdos Joins Up
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Use the power of the legendary creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how much damage is dealt.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Rakdos Joins Up + Clever Impersonator
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggersInfinite damage
- 1Cast Clever Impersonator by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 2Put Clever Impersonator into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Clever Impersonator's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability.
- 4Resolve Clever Impersonator's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent and causing you to gain that much life.
- 5Resolve Clever Impersonator's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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#2
Rakdos Joins Up + Moritte of the Frost
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggersInfinite damage
- 1Cast Moritte of the Frost by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 2Put Moritte of the Frost into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Moritte of the Frost's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability.
- 4Resolve Moritte of the Frost's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent and causing you to gain that much life.
- 5Resolve Moritte of the Frost's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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#3
Rakdos Joins Up + Zur, Eternal Schemer + Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggersInfinite damage
- 1Activate Zur by paying
, causing Rakdos Joins Up to become a creature. - 2Cast Glasspool Mimic by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 3Put Glasspool Mimic into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 4Glasspool Mimic's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability.
- 5Resolve Glasspool Mimic's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent and causing you to gain that much life.
- 6Resolve Glasspool Mimic's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#4
Rakdos Joins Up + Starfield of Nyx + Clone
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggersInfinite damage
- 1Cast Clone by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 2Put Clone into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Clone's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability.
- 4Resolve Clone's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent.
- 5Resolve Clone's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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#5
Rakdos Joins Up + Zur, Eternal Schemer + Phyrexian Metamorph
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggersInfinite damage
- 1Activate Zur by paying , causing Rakdos Joins Up to become a creature.
- 2Cast Phyrexian Metamorph by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 3Put Phyrexian Metamorph into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 4Phyrexian Metamorph's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability.
- 5Resolve Phyrexian Metamorph's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent and causing you to gain that much life.
- 6Resolve Phyrexian Metamorph's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 7Repeat from step 3.
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#6
Rakdos Joins Up + Archon of Falling Stars + Spawning Pit + Phantatog
Infinite charge counters on a permanentInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
- 1Cast Rakdos Joins Up by paying
. - 2When Rakdos Joins Up enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Phantatog by sacrificing Rakdos Joins Up.
- 4Resolve the Rakdos Joins Up ability, returning Archon of Falling Stars from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
- 5When Archon of Falling Stars enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 6Holding priority, activate Spawning Pit by sacrificing Archon of Falling Stars.
- 7Resolve the Archon of Falling Stars ability, returning Rakdos Joins Up from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
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#7
Rakdos Joins Up + Archon of Falling Stars + Woe Strider + Thaumatog
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
- 1Cast Rakdos Joins Up by paying .
- 2When Rakdos Joins Up enters the battlefield, its first ability triggers.
- 3Holding priority, activate Thaumatog by sacrificing Rakdos Joins Up.
- 4Resolve the Rakdos Joins Up ability, returning Archon of Falling Stars from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
- 5When Archon of Falling Stars enters the battlefield, it triggers.
- 6Holding priority, activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Archon of Falling Stars.
- 7Resolve the Archon of Falling Stars ability, returning Rakdos Joins Up from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 8Repeat from step 2.
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#8
Rakdos Joins Up + Opalescence + Mercurial Pretender
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite death triggersInfinite damage
- 1Cast Mercurial Pretender by paying its mana cost. Choose to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 2Put Mercurial Pretender into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 3Mercurial Pretender's first ability and second ability trigger, along with Rakdos Joins Up's second ability.
- 4Resolve Mercurial Pretender's second trigger and Rakdos Joins Up's trigger, dealing damage to target opponent.
- 5Resolve Mercurial Pretender's first trigger, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it as a copy of Rakdos Joins Up.
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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