Rakshasa's Bargain 
Instant
Oracle Text
Look at the top four cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Rakshasa's Bargain, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 3 | 1 | 73 | 1 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.4 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Modern | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 |
Details
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 6
- Collector #
- 214
Non-foilFoil
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Rakshasa's Bargain
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (35)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Growth Spiral
- 1 Planar Genesis
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 No More Lies
Artifacts (2)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (41)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (35)
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Growth Spiral
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Planar Genesis
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (41)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (22)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (33)
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 No More Lies
Enchantments (2)
Lands (42)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raffine's Tower
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Spara's Headquarters
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (4)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (30)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Flare of Malice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- 1 Worldly Tutor
- 1 Noxious Revival
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Enchantments (3)
Lands (39)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Witch's Cottage
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (6)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (30)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Flare of Malice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Worldly Tutor
- 1 Noxious Revival
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Enchantments (3)
Lands (39)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Witch's Cottage
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (19)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (30)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Flare of Malice
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- 1 Worldly Tutor
- 1 Noxious Revival
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Enchantments (3)
Lands (39)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Sunken Ruins
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Witch's Cottage
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Zagoth Triome
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (16)
Enchantments (7)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (14)
Instants (18)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (30)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (6)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (7)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (35)
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Growth Spiral
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 No More Lies
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Veil of Summer
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Planar Genesis
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
Enchantments (2)
Planeswalkers (3)
Lands (41)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Cactus Preserve
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Deserted Beach
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hinterland Harbor
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Temple of the False God
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (38)
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Censor
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Evasive Action
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Exclude
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Fact or Fiction
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cremate
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Consider
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Tainted Indulgence
- 1 Tyrant's Scorn
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Deprive
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Logic Knot
Enchantments (5)
Lands (34)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Clearwater Pathway
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Forest
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 2 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 River of Tears
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 2 Swamp
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
- 1 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Graveyard Trespasser
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Murktide Regent
- 1 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
- 1 Deathrite Shaman
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Lazav, Wearer of Faces
- 1 Psychic Frog
Sorceries (8)
Instants (30)
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Sheoldred's Edict
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Change the Equation
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Vendetta
- 1 Abrupt Decay
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (6)
Enchantments (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Blooming Marsh
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Clearwater Pathway
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Creeping Tar Pit
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Willowrush Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
