Rakdos's Return — ruling 1

The target opponent will discard X cards even if some or all of the damage dealt by Rakdos’s Return is prevented or redirected.

Rakdos's Return : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Rakdos's Return 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.

Official card text

Rakdos's Return deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards X cards.

How it works : Rakdos's Return

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 1, 2012· Wizards of the Coast
The target opponent will discard X cards even if some or all of the damage dealt by Rakdos’s Return is prevented or redirected.
No other card is named in this ruling.