Rakdos, the Muscle
$0.74
$0.74Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#406
Current Rank
#362
Last Week
#424
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos, the Muscle.
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 GAMEPLAY - Rakdos vs Vivi Vs Fire Lord Ozai Vs River Song
Krark/Tymna v Zirda v Kinnan v Rakdos - Gem State Idaho - Game 3 TEDH
CEDH Gameplay! Double Turbo Feature! Malcolm/Vial Smasher vs Derevi vs Dihada vs Krark/Thrasios!
CEDH Gameplay! Rakdos vs Rograkh/Silas vs Tymna/Malcolm vs Stella Lee!
What a Standoff - Cedh Gameplay - Najeela Vs Rakdos Vs Marchesa Vs Baylan
Olivia plays FIGHT FARM in cEDH | Rogsi vs Rakdos vs Tymna/Kraum vs Najeela
Kethis Secret Combo cEDH?
More Rakdos, the Muscle VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Umbral Collar Zealot+23% Synergy
$0.61
Timeline Culler+23% Synergy
$0.34
Mutinous Massacre+4% Synergy
$0.23
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+4% Synergy
$7.04
Susurian Voidborn+4% Synergy
$0.15
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+68% Synergy
$0.21
Ingot Chewer+67% Synergy
$0.15
Ashnod's Altar+61% Synergy
$8.06
Forsaken Miner+61% Synergy
$1.44
Poxwalkers+59% Synergy
$6.89
Burnt Offering+57% Synergy
$0.99
Reckless Barbarian+49% Synergy
$0.22
Fury+49% Synergy
$3.96
Warren Soultrader+48% Synergy
$13.47
Viscera Seer+46% Synergy
$0.55
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Phyrexian Altar+45% Synergy
$57.97
Sacrifice+41% Synergy
$9.27
Culling the Weak+40% Synergy
$11.10
Prosper, Tome-Bound+39% Synergy
$6.75
Pitiless Plunderer+38% Synergy
$1.99
Reanimate+36% Synergy
$5.11
Mayhem Devil+31% Synergy
$0.26
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.44
Dark Ritual+25% Synergy
$3.59
Blasphemous Act-11% Synergy
$1.88
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+19% Synergy
$9.27
Deflecting Swat+16% Synergy
$51.23
Ancient Tomb+16% Synergy
$95.65
Chrome Mox+16% Synergy
$104.30
Mana Vault+16% Synergy
$77.90
Vampiric Tutor+15% Synergy
$59.87
Orcish Bowmasters+15% Synergy
$31.80
Demonic Tutor+14% Synergy
$52.88
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$119.00
Lion's Eye Diamond+13% Synergy
$465.21
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Grief+39% Synergy
$1.23
Priest of Gix+31% Synergy
$0.51
Ruthless Technomancer+30% Synergy
$1.42
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+30% Synergy
$0.11
Reassembling Skeleton+28% Synergy
$0.16
Hoarding Broodlord+28% Synergy
$3.06
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$2.41
Illuminor Szeras+28% Synergy
$3.29
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+26% Synergy
$2.29
Impulsive Pilferer+26% Synergy
$0.20
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.24
Priest of Urabrask+24% Synergy
$0.52
Party Thrasher+23% Synergy
$0.36
Boggart Trawler+22% Synergy
$1.04
Mindslicer+22% Synergy
$0.49
Skittering Precursor+22% Synergy
$0.10
Junji, the Midnight Sky+21% Synergy
$0.62
Dualcaster Mage+20% Synergy
$3.35
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+20% Synergy
$1.20
Laughing Jasper Flint+20% Synergy
$0.30
Pinnacle Monk+19% Synergy
$1.54
Plaguecrafter+19% Synergy
$0.42
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+19% Synergy
$0.27
Nalfeshnee+19% Synergy
$7.01
Blood Pet+19% Synergy
$0.48
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+18% Synergy
$30.38
Nine-Lives Familiar+18% Synergy
$1.45
Solemn Simulacrum+17% Synergy
$0.25
Greedy Freebooter+17% Synergy
$0.16
Bloodghast+17% Synergy
$1.23
Shadow of Mortality+17% Synergy
$0.48
Birgi, God of Storytelling+16% Synergy
$20.90
Simian Spirit Guide+16% Synergy
$1.67
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+16% Synergy
$1.11
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+16% Synergy
$31.23
Golgari Thug+16% Synergy
$0.28
Offalsnout+16% Synergy
$0.04
Dauthi Voidwalker+15% Synergy
$5.66
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+14% Synergy
$0.54
Feldon of the Third Path+14% Synergy
$1.00
Skirk Prospector+14% Synergy
$0.16
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+14% Synergy
$0.30
Shambling Ghast+14% Synergy
$0.36
Mahadi, Emporium Master+13% Synergy
$0.57
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+13% Synergy
$0.53
Blood Artist+12% Synergy
$2.07
Imperial Recruiter+12% Synergy
$12.22
Morbid Opportunist+11% Synergy
$0.26
Juri, Master of the Revue+10% Synergy
$0.15
Opposition Agent+10% Synergy
$22.67
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+31% Synergy
$1.15
Saw in Half+23% Synergy
$3.80
Cabal Ritual+20% Synergy
$12.70
Entomb+20% Synergy
$16.14
Flare of Malice+20% Synergy
$2.95
Red Elemental Blast+18% Synergy
$8.91
Pyroblast+18% Synergy
$6.31
Corrupted Conviction+14% Synergy
$0.42
Deadly Dispute+13% Synergy
$0.42
Songs of the Damned+13% Synergy
$1.94
Village Rites+11% Synergy
$0.25
Wake the Dead+9% Synergy
$0.42
Untimely Malfunction+7% Synergy
$4.96
Bolt Bend+6% Synergy
$3.50
Act of Aggression+6% Synergy
$0.37
Deadly Rollick+5% Synergy
$18.97
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.56
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$4.68
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.06
Withering Torment+4% Synergy
$2.63
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.50
Tragic Slip+4% Synergy
$0.14
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$14.03
Not Dead After All+3% Synergy
$0.85
Return the Favor+3% Synergy
$1.54
Fake Your Own Death+2% Synergy
$0.07
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$9.39
Nasty End+2% Synergy
$0.11
Reckoner's Bargain+2% Synergy
$0.34
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$0.79
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$5.91
Dismember+1% Synergy
$6.62
Desperate Ritual+1% Synergy
$2.47
Abrade0% Synergy
$0.10
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$4.20
Tibalt's Trickery-1% Synergy
$9.12
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.58
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$5.83
Lightning Bolt-5% Synergy
$1.05
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.28
Bedevil-14% Synergy
$0.42
Big Score-14% Synergy
$0.70
Chaos Warp-16% Synergy
$0.49
Rakdos Charm-18% Synergy
$0.45
Terminate-20% Synergy
$0.36
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Infernal Plunge+32% Synergy
$0.37
Diabolic Intent+31% Synergy
$10.87
Molten Duplication+25% Synergy
$16.83
Rite of Flame+16% Synergy
$4.88
Jeska's Will+12% Synergy
$25.70
Gamble+12% Synergy
$10.67
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.31
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$10.71
Furnace Reins+10% Synergy
$0.16
Claim the Firstborn+9% Synergy
$0.14
Take for a Ride+9% Synergy
$0.07
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.28
Lively Dirge+8% Synergy
$0.39
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$26.10
Mass Mutiny+6% Synergy
$0.23
Blasphemous Edict+5% Synergy
$4.62
Unearth+5% Synergy
$0.44
Beseech the Mirror+5% Synergy
$14.42
Insurrection+5% Synergy
$7.10
Mob Rule+5% Synergy
$1.05
Persist+5% Synergy
$2.30
Act of Treason+5% Synergy
$0.06
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$5.71
Living Death+4% Synergy
$2.37
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$6.36
Song-Mad Treachery+4% Synergy
$0.16
Final Vengeance+4% Synergy
$0.08
Vengeful Possession+4% Synergy
$0.16
Pitiless Carnage+4% Synergy
$0.18
Wheel of Fortune+3% Synergy
$1482.44
Insatiable Avarice+3% Synergy
$1.93
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$10.05
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.34
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$5.64
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$7.65
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.18
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
$0.93
Mana Geyser0% Synergy
$1.99
Damnation0% Synergy
$20.12
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.20
Vandalblast-14% Synergy
$3.74
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.27
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$12.18
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$2.96
The One Ring+7% Synergy
$82.22
Jet Medallion+7% Synergy
$8.46
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.18
Skullclamp+4% Synergy
$4.84
Defense Grid+4% Synergy
$5.44
Tarrian's Journal+3% Synergy
$0.40
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+2% Synergy
$1.91
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$0.26
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$12.49
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.55
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.33
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+30% Synergy
$0.50
Animate Dead+23% Synergy
$6.50
Goblin Bombardment+22% Synergy
$2.83
Rakdos Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.37
Passionate Archaeologist+12% Synergy
$16.86
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.38
Black Market+8% Synergy
$3.72
Grave Pact+7% Synergy
$20.23
Sneak Attack+7% Synergy
$5.50
Industrial Advancement+6% Synergy
$1.76
Necromancy+5% Synergy
$7.45
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$1.57
At Knifepoint+3% Synergy
$0.12
Dictate of Erebos+3% Synergy
$15.63
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$3.56
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.17
Necropotence+1% Synergy
$16.11
Bastion of Remembrance+1% Synergy
$0.25
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$20.91
Black Market Connections-8% Synergy
$12.12
Phyrexian Arena-13% Synergy
$2.51
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+3% Synergy
$1.73
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$6.68
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+40% Synergy
$19.61
High Market+16% Synergy
$1.37
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$1.85
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+8% Synergy
$6.99
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.96
City of Traitors+6% Synergy
$359.61
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$48.82
Crystal Vein+5% Synergy
$5.37
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$43.32
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$25.20
Midgar, City of Mako0% Synergy
$2.21
Restless Vents0% Synergy
$0.26
Vault of Whispers0% Synergy
$2.89
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance0% Synergy
$1.09
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$9.59
Mortuary Mire-1% Synergy
$0.29
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.71
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.16
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$0.90
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.63
Rogue's Passage-11% Synergy
$0.30
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+18% Synergy
$26.31
Talisman of Indulgence+13% Synergy
$1.71
Cursed Mirror+11% Synergy
$1.26
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$1.27
Mox Diamond+9% Synergy
$673.19
Arcane Signet+7% Synergy
$0.52
Mox Opal+7% Synergy
$174.20
Grim Monolith+7% Synergy
$373.57
Jeweled Lotus+6% Synergy
$31.81
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.21
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$39.69
Springleaf Drum+4% Synergy
$0.57
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$65.52
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.67
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$1.83
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.24
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$0.75
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.18
Commander's Sphere-8% Synergy
$0.17
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.15
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+22% Synergy
$1.04
Pinnacle Monk+19% Synergy
$1.54
Raucous Theater+18% Synergy
$9.91
Bloodstained Mire+17% Synergy
$13.49
Marsh Flats+16% Synergy
$23.58
Polluted Delta+16% Synergy
$15.45
City of Brass+16% Synergy
$19.06
Blood Crypt+15% Synergy
$22.42
Verdant Catacombs+15% Synergy
$20.89
Mana Confluence+15% Synergy
$23.57
Gemstone Caverns+14% Synergy
$40.41
Badlands+13% Synergy
Arid Mesa+13% Synergy
$26.74
Sulfurous Springs+12% Synergy
$0.59
Luxury Suite+12% Synergy
$16.03
Mount Doom+12% Synergy
$5.04
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$24.32
Wooded Foothills+12% Synergy
$13.80
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.28
Blazemire Verge+9% Synergy
$6.38
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$3.47
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$26.10
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.56
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$4.68
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$35.43
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.50
Snow-Covered Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.43
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.30
Jagged Barrens+2% Synergy
$0.52
Blightstep Pathway+1% Synergy
$5.11
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.18
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Blackcleave Cliffs-1% Synergy
$0.82
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$5.01
Mountain-3% Synergy
$0.06
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$4.87
Dragonskull Summit-5% Synergy
$0.69
Canyon Slough-5% Synergy
$0.19
Tainted Peak-6% Synergy
$0.29
Graven Cairns-6% Synergy
$2.69
Myriad Landscape-7% Synergy
$0.21
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.18
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.15
Shadowblood Ridge-8% Synergy
$0.25
Rakdos Carnarium-8% Synergy
$0.38
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.23
Evolving Wilds-9% Synergy
$0.07
Bloodfell Caves-9% Synergy
$0.07
Foreboding Ruins-12% Synergy
$0.24
Smoldering Marsh-13% Synergy
$0.27
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tormod, the Desecrator
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Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
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Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Tavern Brawler
Korvold, Gleeful Glutton
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Reyhan, Last of the Abzan
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Faceless One
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar // Street Urchin
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Thraximundar
Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith // Tormod, the Desecrator
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Tana, the Bloodsower // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Tymna the Weaver
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Criminal Past
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
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Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Sarevok, Deathbringer // Agent of the Shadow Thieves
Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker // Criminal Past
Zoyowa Lava-Tongue
Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Sengir, the Dark Baron
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ravos, Soultender
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Tymna the Weaver
Ashling, the Extinguisher
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Armix, Filigree Thrasher // Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh