Rakdos, the Muscle
$0.98
$0.98Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#581
Current Rank
#581
Last Week
#419
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos, the Muscle.
cEDH with @NorthStarcedh ! || JYOTI x VIVI x FRANCISCO THRAS x RAKDOS
CEDH Gameplay! Rakdos vs Kinnan vs Stella Lee vs Rograkh/Thrasios!
SKILL CHECK PLAYS cEDH WITH PLAY TO WIN - RAKDOS vs LUMRA vs KETHIS vs MARNEUS
TNK Vs Rakdos Vs TNT Vs TNK - Silence is Golden - SALT CITY CEDH - SEMI FINALS
CEDH Gameplay! Rakdos vs Jeska/Ishai vs Stella Lee vs Flubs! Ft. @CastingCostcEDH
CEDH Gameplay! Rakdos vs Rograkh/Silas vs Tymna/Malcolm vs Kess!
CEDH Gameplay! Rakdos vs Sisay vs Tymna/Thrasios vs Stella Lee!
HOW GOOD CAN A SHARK BE? cEDH GAMEPLAY - BRALLIN / SHABRAZ VS CELES VS KINNAN VS RAKDOS
Malcolm/Tana V Gitrog V Rakdos v Rog/SI - Gem State Idaho - Semi-Finals
CEDH LIVE with Wizards & Warlocks
More Rakdos, the Muscle VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Hexing Squelcher+15% Synergy
$18.81
Twilight Diviner+1% Synergy
$3.14
Grave Venerations-1% Synergy
$0.92
Scuzzback Scrounger-3% Synergy
$0.51
Eclipsed Boggart-4% Synergy
$0.21
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+69% Synergy
$0.28
Ingot Chewer+68% Synergy
$0.14
Forsaken Miner+62% Synergy
$0.78
Ashnod's Altar+62% Synergy
$14.76
Poxwalkers+60% Synergy
$12.82
Burnt Offering+60% Synergy
$2.53
Reckless Barbarian+52% Synergy
$0.30
Fury+51% Synergy
$0.79
Warren Soultrader+49% Synergy
$15.27
Viscera Seer+48% Synergy
$0.48
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Phyrexian Altar+45% Synergy
$49.81
Sacrifice+44% Synergy
$15.17
Culling the Weak+42% Synergy
$14.69
Grief+42% Synergy
$3.26
Pitiless Plunderer+37% Synergy
$2.19
Prosper, Tome-Bound+37% Synergy
$14.34
Reanimate+36% Synergy
$8.60
Mayhem Devil+30% Synergy
$0.25
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.54
Dark Ritual+26% Synergy
$4.45
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+21% Synergy
$13.52
Ancient Tomb+18% Synergy
$109.97
Vampiric Tutor+17% Synergy
$63.69
Chrome Mox+17% Synergy
$140.43
Mana Vault+17% Synergy
$97.50
Demonic Tutor+16% Synergy
$61.85
Orcish Bowmasters+15% Synergy
$43.72
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$146.22
Jeska's Will+12% Synergy
$44.48
Gamble+12% Synergy
$13.66
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Priest of Gix+37% Synergy
$0.48
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+32% Synergy
$0.14
Impulsive Pilferer+31% Synergy
$0.26
Timeline Culler+30% Synergy
$0.35
Priest of Urabrask+30% Synergy
$0.89
Reassembling Skeleton+28% Synergy
$0.28
Ruthless Technomancer+28% Synergy
$4.88
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$3.82
Party Thrasher+27% Synergy
$0.55
Hoarding Broodlord+27% Synergy
$4.54
Skittering Precursor+27% Synergy
$0.14
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.32
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+25% Synergy
$2.45
Umbral Collar Zealot+25% Synergy
$0.86
Illuminor Szeras+25% Synergy
$5.87
Boggart Trawler+24% Synergy
$1.32
Blood Pet+23% Synergy
$0.49
Pinnacle Monk+22% Synergy
$1.41
Greedy Freebooter+22% Synergy
$0.31
Mindslicer+22% Synergy
$0.53
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+21% Synergy
$0.55
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+20% Synergy
$27.31
Nine-Lives Familiar+20% Synergy
$1.39
Golgari Thug+20% Synergy
$0.37
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+19% Synergy
$43.78
Dualcaster Mage+19% Synergy
$5.00
Simian Spirit Guide+19% Synergy
$3.23
Junji, the Midnight Sky+19% Synergy
$0.42
Birgi, God of Storytelling+18% Synergy
$27.71
Plaguecrafter+18% Synergy
$0.42
Laughing Jasper Flint+18% Synergy
$0.38
Shambling Ghast+18% Synergy
$0.40
Offalsnout+18% Synergy
$0.15
Solemn Simulacrum+17% Synergy
$0.26
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+17% Synergy
$0.93
Nalfeshnee+17% Synergy
$10.63
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+17% Synergy
$0.33
Bloodghast+17% Synergy
$2.51
Dauthi Voidwalker+16% Synergy
$5.29
Shadow of Mortality+16% Synergy
$0.63
Skirk Prospector+15% Synergy
$0.26
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+14% Synergy
$1.42
Blood Artist+13% Synergy
$2.87
Mahadi, Emporium Master+13% Synergy
$1.77
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+13% Synergy
$0.83
Feldon of the Third Path+12% Synergy
$0.95
Opposition Agent+11% Synergy
$24.29
Imperial Recruiter+11% Synergy
$14.30
Morbid Opportunist+10% Synergy
$0.35
Juri, Master of the Revue+10% Synergy
$0.23
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+32% Synergy
$1.85
Saw in Half+23% Synergy
$4.29
Cabal Ritual+22% Synergy
$10.90
Entomb+22% Synergy
$14.97
Red Elemental Blast+20% Synergy
$12.28
Flare of Malice+19% Synergy
$2.40
Pyroblast+18% Synergy
$10.21
Deflecting Swat+16% Synergy
$66.81
Songs of the Damned+16% Synergy
$2.88
Corrupted Conviction+13% Synergy
$0.26
Deadly Dispute+12% Synergy
$0.36
Village Rites+11% Synergy
$0.58
Wake the Dead+8% Synergy
$0.54
Act of Aggression+6% Synergy
$0.36
Untimely Malfunction+5% Synergy
$6.38
Redirect Lightning+5% Synergy
$9.81
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.05
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$11.38
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$4.35
Bolt Bend+4% Synergy
$2.49
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.58
Tragic Slip+4% Synergy
$0.30
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$14.51
Deadly Rollick+3% Synergy
$24.98
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$4.01
Not Dead After All+2% Synergy
$2.47
Return the Favor+2% Synergy
$2.11
Desperate Ritual+2% Synergy
$4.04
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$17.17
Nasty End+2% Synergy
$0.09
Fake Your Own Death+1% Synergy
$0.23
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$12.62
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.27
Tibalt's Trickery0% Synergy
$10.38
Feign Death0% Synergy
$1.12
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$5.90
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.53
Abrade-2% Synergy
$0.13
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$11.93
Lightning Bolt-7% Synergy
$2.91
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.31
Bedevil-15% Synergy
$1.24
Big Score-15% Synergy
$1.00
Chaos Warp-17% Synergy
$0.56
Rakdos Charm-19% Synergy
$0.44
Terminate-20% Synergy
$0.38
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Infernal Plunge+35% Synergy
$0.42
Diabolic Intent+32% Synergy
$13.67
Molten Duplication+22% Synergy
$10.64
Rite of Flame+18% Synergy
$5.98
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.39
Desperate Plea+12% Synergy
$0.38
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$15.95
Furnace Reins+9% Synergy
$0.27
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$20.81
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.30
Lively Dirge+8% Synergy
$0.82
Claim the Firstborn+8% Synergy
$0.26
Take for a Ride+8% Synergy
$0.16
Unearth+6% Synergy
$0.47
Mass Mutiny+6% Synergy
$0.37
Mutinous Massacre+5% Synergy
$0.31
Beseech the Mirror+5% Synergy
$21.31
Insurrection+5% Synergy
$7.52
Mob Rule+5% Synergy
$5.01
Act of Treason+5% Synergy
$0.14
Foggy Swamp Visions+5% Synergy
$0.34
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$5.50
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$6.93
Persist+4% Synergy
$0.57
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$7.87
Song-Mad Treachery+4% Synergy
$0.23
Insatiable Avarice+3% Synergy
$8.08
Living Death+3% Synergy
$2.45
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$10.25
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.78
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$8.00
Wheel of Fortune+2% Synergy
$1907.80
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.98
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$7.96
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.33
Mana Geyser-1% Synergy
$1.75
Damnation-1% Synergy
$19.60
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.30
Blasphemous Act-11% Synergy
$0.77
Vandalblast-15% Synergy
$2.56
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.36
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$15.27
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$2.33
The One Ring+7% Synergy
$106.03
Jet Medallion+6% Synergy
$10.94
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.25
Defense Grid+4% Synergy
$9.74
Skullclamp+3% Synergy
$5.02
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+2% Synergy
$2.85
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.30
Bolas's Citadel-5% Synergy
$16.02
Lightning Greaves-14% Synergy
$4.61
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$2.00
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+33% Synergy
$0.65
Animate Dead+22% Synergy
$8.73
Goblin Bombardment+21% Synergy
$3.48
Rakdos Joins Up+12% Synergy
$0.42
Passionate Archaeologist+11% Synergy
$14.71
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.32
Black Market+7% Synergy
$4.17
Grave Pact+7% Synergy
$28.13
Sneak Attack+6% Synergy
$10.72
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$2.15
Industrial Advancement+5% Synergy
$5.36
Necromancy+4% Synergy
$13.33
Necropotence+3% Synergy
$22.51
At Knifepoint+3% Synergy
$0.21
Dictate of Erebos+3% Synergy
$17.43
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$1.93
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.17
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$24.53
Bastion of Remembrance0% Synergy
$0.32
Black Market Connections-9% Synergy
$16.29
Phyrexian Arena-14% Synergy
$4.03
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+4% Synergy
$1.18
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$7.12
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+41% Synergy
$23.50
High Market+16% Synergy
$1.31
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+8% Synergy
$10.20
Emergence Zone+8% Synergy
$5.42
City of Traitors+8% Synergy
$467.71
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$1.14
Crystal Vein+6% Synergy
$6.57
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$4.12
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$52.32
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$38.11
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$30.94
Midgar, City of Mako+1% Synergy
$1.46
Vault of Whispers0% Synergy
$5.15
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.41
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$11.31
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.77
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.28
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$1.09
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$3.84
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$1.63
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+20% Synergy
$37.89
Talisman of Indulgence+14% Synergy
$3.08
Lion's Eye Diamond+14% Synergy
$626.41
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$1.11
Cursed Mirror+9% Synergy
$1.79
Mox Diamond+9% Synergy
$938.97
Arcane Signet+8% Synergy
$0.45
Mox Opal+8% Synergy
$191.56
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$424.85
Sol Ring+6% Synergy
$1.18
Jeweled Lotus+6% Synergy
$75.35
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$48.61
Springleaf Drum+5% Synergy
$0.32
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$70.39
Liquimetal Torque+1% Synergy
$3.77
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$4.63
Charcoal Diamond-3% Synergy
$0.29
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$2.77
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.28
Commander's Sphere-7% Synergy
$0.30
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.44
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+24% Synergy
$1.32
Pinnacle Monk+22% Synergy
$1.41
City of Brass+18% Synergy
$9.14
Bloodstained Mire+17% Synergy
$17.15
Marsh Flats+17% Synergy
$26.52
Polluted Delta+17% Synergy
$18.94
Mana Confluence+17% Synergy
$27.95
Raucous Theater+16% Synergy
$10.66
Verdant Catacombs+16% Synergy
$28.31
Gemstone Caverns+15% Synergy
$41.34
Blood Crypt+14% Synergy
$9.35
Badlands+14% Synergy
Luxury Suite+13% Synergy
$29.39
Mount Doom+13% Synergy
$6.45
Arid Mesa+13% Synergy
$28.64
Sulfurous Springs+12% Synergy
$1.99
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$31.00
Wooded Foothills+11% Synergy
$18.04
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.27
Blazemire Verge+9% Synergy
$12.08
Lazotep Quarry+9% Synergy
$5.71
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$20.81
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$49.97
Snow-Covered Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.58
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$11.38
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$4.35
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.58
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.24
Blightstep Pathway+2% Synergy
$4.99
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.33
Jagged Barrens+1% Synergy
$0.49
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.24
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$2.48
Blackcleave Cliffs-2% Synergy
$1.42
Mountain-4% Synergy
$0.26
Haunted Ridge-5% Synergy
$7.47
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.28
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.30
Dragonskull Summit-7% Synergy
$0.41
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.38
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.29
Shadowblood Ridge-8% Synergy
$0.30
Rakdos Carnarium-8% Synergy
$0.28
Graven Cairns-8% Synergy
$3.85
Path of Ancestry-8% Synergy
$0.24
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.25
Evolving Wilds-9% Synergy
$0.22
Bloodfell Caves-9% Synergy
$0.20
Foreboding Ruins-12% Synergy
$0.29
Smoldering Marsh-14% Synergy
$0.40
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Rakdos, the Muscle.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tormod, the Desecrator
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Street Urchin
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Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Faceless One
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Street Urchin
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Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith // Tormod, the Desecrator
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Tana, the Bloodsower // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Criminal Past
Garna, the Bloodflame
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Ashnod the Uncaring
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Tymna the Weaver
Juri, Master of the Revue
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Akul the Unrepentant
Judith, the Scourge Diva
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Lyzolda, the Blood Witch
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Tymna the Weaver
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools