Its effective against combo decks that do tricks like flickering Dockside Extortionist or creating infinite creatures
Most of the time we see this kind of effect on a spell and it costs one fewer total mana than Potion of Healing does to draw you a card and gain you some life
Theres even going to be a holiday release later this yearjust like The Lord of the Rings set
Chaotic Rakdos | Commander | Matthew Lotti Commander (1) 1 Rakdos the Defiler Creatures (29) 1 Blade of the Oni 1 Blood Artist 1 Body Launderer 1 Butcher of Malakir 1 Chaos Defiler 1 Delina, Wild Mage 1 Dream Devourer 1 Garna, Bloodfist of Keld 1 Garna, the Bloodflame 1 Grim Haruspex 1 Harvester of Souls 1 Herald of Slaanesh 1 Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos 1 Juri, Master of the Revue 1 Malfegor 1 Mayhem Devil 1 Midnight Reaper 1 Nightmare Shepherd 1 Pitiless Plunderer 1 Prowling Geistcatcher 1 Rekindling Phoenix 1 Sire of Insanity 1 Skyclave Shade 1 Taborax, Hope's Demise 1 Tenacious Underdog 1 Tergrid, God of Fright 1 Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire 1 Venomcrawler 1 Wave of Rats Instants (9) 1 Body Count 1 Hagra Mauling 1 Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs 1 Malakir Rebirth 1 Songs of the Damned 1 Thrilling Encore 1 Tibalt's Trickery 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge 1 Vona's Hunger Sorceries (7) 1 Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt 1 Last One Standing 1 Living Death 1 Rise of the Dark Realms 1 Seize the Spotlight 1 Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass 1 Toxic Deluge Enchantments (10) 1 Black Market Connections 1 Demonic Embrace 1 Dictate of Erebos 1 Furnace Celebration 1 Grave Betrayal 1 Grave Pact 1 Inner Demon 1 Liliana's Contract 1 Revel in Riches 1 The Meathook Massacre Artifacts (12) 1 Arcane Signet 1 Bag of Devouring 1 Bloodthirster 1 Blade of the Bloodchief 1 Crowded Crypt 1 Everflowing Chalice 1 Expedition Map 1 Glittering Stockpile 1 Jet Medallion 1 Mind Stone 1 Rakdos Signet 1 Sol Ring Lands (32) 4 Mountain 6 Swamp 1 Ancient Tomb 1 Barren Moor 1 Blackcleave Cliffs 1 Blood Crypt 1 Bloodstained Mire 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Command Beacon 1 Command Tower 1 Crypt of Agadeem 1 Forgotten Cave 1 Graven Cairns 1 Kher Keep 1 Luxury Suite 1 Molten Slagheap 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx 1 Rakdos Carnarium 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse 1 Sulfurous Springs 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Rakdos the Defiler has the potential to annihilate opposing resources, but only after he's feasted on yours first
for example, Grafdigger's Cage stops Dredge decks from putting Bloodghast and Prized Amalgam into play
Perhaps a more traditional design may have made this card more nostalgic - and more collectible
