Rafter Demon
~$0.08 low · ~$0.35 high
Multicolor. Creature — Demon

Ravnica Allegiance #196 · Illustrated by Slawomir Maniak
What is Rafter Demon worth?
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Oracle text
Spectacle (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
When this creature enters, if its spectacle cost was paid, each opponent discards a card.
4/2
Format legality
The only printing of Rafter Demon
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ravnica Allegiance rna #196· 2019common· Cardmarket €0.03 · €0.29 foil | common | $0.08 | $0.35 | €0.03€0.29 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2019
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #26,031 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Spectacle
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ravnica Allegiance card (#196).
196 · RNA · C · EN
- 196Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- RNASet code for Ravnica Allegiance
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
2024-01-12
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a spectacle cost), add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2024-01-12
A card's spectacle cost is the same no matter how much life your opponents lost or how many opponents lost life.
2024-01-12
Damage dealt to a player causes that player to lose that much life.
2024-01-12
Spectacle cares only that an opponent lost life during the turn, not that the opponent's life total is currently lower than it was. For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn.
2024-01-12
In a multiplayer game, if an opponent loses life and later that turn leaves the game, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost. (If a player leaves the game during their turn, that turn continues without an active player.)
2024-01-12
Spectacle doesn't change when you can cast the spell. For example, you can't cast a sorcery with spectacle during an opponent's turn unless another effect allows you to do so, even if that player has lost life this turn.
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