Rakdos the Defiler

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Character

Name	Rakdos
Birthplace	Ravnica
Lifetime	Unknown
Race	Demon
Sources	Dissension

Rakdos the Defiler is Ravnican parun and guildmaster of the Cult of Rakdos. He spends most of his time slumbering in a lava pit located in Rix Maadi.

Acting guildmaster Izolda raised Rakdos from his pit to wreak havoc on Ravnica. She awakened him with the blood of Myc Zunich, son of the Golgari guildmaster Jarad, and planned on using dragon cerebral fluid to take control of the demon. Myc's parents intervened however, giving Myc control over Rakdos instead. However, Izolda was still able to finish the ritual and took control of Rakdos herself.

Unbeknownst to her, Momir Vig, who had supplied her with the cerebral fluid, had planned to use Project Kraj to defeat Rakdos and use this victory to convince the inhabitants of Ravnica to give him control of the entire plane. But Vig was killed by Agrus Kos and Kraj fell still during the fight. Rakdos was put in a coma by the creature, but survived. Later the new Boros guildmaster Feather dumped Rakdos' body back into his lava pit.