Rakdos's Return
Sorcery
Rakdos's Return deals X damage to target opponent or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards X cards.
When Lord Rakdos stirred from his slumber, everyone else's nightmare began.
Daarken
Return to Ravnica (RTR)
• #188Rulings
The target opponent will discard X cards even if some or all of the damage dealt by Rakdos’s Return is prevented or redirected.
(wotc • 2012-10-01)
Rulings
The target opponent will discard X cards even if some or all of the damage dealt by Rakdos’s Return is prevented or redirected.
(wotc • 2012-10-01)