Rakdos, the Muscle
$0.78
$0.78Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#443
Current Rank
#401
Last Week
#417
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos, the Muscle.
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
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
More Rakdos, the Muscle VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Spider-Punk+8% Synergy
$3.13
Interdimensional Web Watch+2% Synergy
$0.30
The Soul Stone+1% Synergy
$61.02
Redirect Lightning+1% Synergy
$17.28
Shadow of the Goblin-1% Synergy
$0.95
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+68% Synergy
$0.10
Ingot Chewer+67% Synergy
$0.14
Forsaken Miner+61% Synergy
$0.55
Ashnod's Altar+61% Synergy
$9.12
Poxwalkers+60% Synergy
$8.04
Burnt Offering+59% Synergy
$1.28
Fury+50% Synergy
$3.61
Reckless Barbarian+50% Synergy
$0.14
Warren Soultrader+49% Synergy
$11.42
Viscera Seer+46% Synergy
$0.39
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Phyrexian Altar+45% Synergy
$59.53
Sacrifice+42% Synergy
$9.75
Culling the Weak+41% Synergy
$12.38
Grief+40% Synergy
$1.93
Prosper, Tome-Bound+38% Synergy
$9.45
Pitiless Plunderer+37% Synergy
$1.59
Reanimate+36% Synergy
$5.37
Mayhem Devil+31% Synergy
$1.04
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.46
Dark Ritual+25% Synergy
$3.46
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+19% Synergy
$8.37
Ancient Tomb+17% Synergy
$94.56
Vampiric Tutor+16% Synergy
$54.04
Chrome Mox+16% Synergy
$109.39
Mana Vault+16% Synergy
$78.39
Demonic Tutor+15% Synergy
$48.01
Orcish Bowmasters+15% Synergy
$30.57
Jeska's Will+13% Synergy
$28.30
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$125.49
Lion's Eye Diamond+13% Synergy
$478.33
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Priest of Gix+33% Synergy
$0.59
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+30% Synergy
$0.14
Ruthless Technomancer+28% Synergy
$1.39
Reassembling Skeleton+28% Synergy
$0.11
Hoarding Broodlord+28% Synergy
$2.99
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$2.60
Impulsive Pilferer+27% Synergy
$0.18
Illuminor Szeras+27% Synergy
$3.89
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+26% Synergy
$2.13
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.24
Priest of Urabrask+26% Synergy
$0.45
Timeline Culler+25% Synergy
$0.29
Party Thrasher+24% Synergy
$0.49
Boggart Trawler+23% Synergy
$1.05
Umbral Collar Zealot+23% Synergy
$0.51
Skittering Precursor+23% Synergy
$0.12
Mindslicer+23% Synergy
$0.48
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+21% Synergy
$0.99
Dualcaster Mage+20% Synergy
$3.25
Pinnacle Monk+20% Synergy
$1.52
Laughing Jasper Flint+20% Synergy
$0.27
Blood Pet+20% Synergy
$0.48
Junji, the Midnight Sky+20% Synergy
$0.60
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+19% Synergy
$31.76
Plaguecrafter+19% Synergy
$0.43
Greedy Freebooter+19% Synergy
$0.16
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+19% Synergy
$0.28
Nine-Lives Familiar+19% Synergy
$1.05
Nalfeshnee+18% Synergy
$8.20
Simian Spirit Guide+17% Synergy
$2.06
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+17% Synergy
$28.12
Bloodghast+17% Synergy
$0.78
Golgari Thug+17% Synergy
$0.26
Shadow of Mortality+17% Synergy
$0.57
Solemn Simulacrum+16% Synergy
$0.26
Birgi, God of Storytelling+16% Synergy
$21.84
Dauthi Voidwalker+16% Synergy
$5.66
Offalsnout+16% Synergy
$0.04
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+15% Synergy
$0.92
Shambling Ghast+15% Synergy
$0.36
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+14% Synergy
$0.70
Skirk Prospector+14% Synergy
$0.21
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+14% Synergy
$0.71
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+14% Synergy
$0.25
Mahadi, Emporium Master+13% Synergy
$0.50
Feldon of the Third Path+13% Synergy
$0.75
Blood Artist+12% Synergy
$2.05
Imperial Recruiter+12% Synergy
$11.06
Morbid Opportunist+11% Synergy
$0.16
Juri, Master of the Revue+10% Synergy
$0.15
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+31% Synergy
$1.49
Saw in Half+23% Synergy
$4.13
Entomb+21% Synergy
$18.03
Cabal Ritual+20% Synergy
$13.56
Flare of Malice+19% Synergy
$2.27
Red Elemental Blast+18% Synergy
$9.63
Pyroblast+18% Synergy
$6.79
Deflecting Swat+17% Synergy
$52.72
Songs of the Damned+14% Synergy
$2.13
Deadly Dispute+13% Synergy
$0.35
Corrupted Conviction+13% Synergy
$0.17
Village Rites+10% Synergy
$0.31
Wake the Dead+9% Synergy
$0.26
Untimely Malfunction+7% Synergy
$3.78
Act of Aggression+6% Synergy
$0.34
Deadly Rollick+5% Synergy
$19.02
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.06
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$4.11
Bolt Bend+5% Synergy
$4.23
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.07
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.45
Tragic Slip+4% Synergy
$0.13
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$13.39
Withering Torment+3% Synergy
$2.38
Not Dead After All+3% Synergy
$1.26
Return the Favor+3% Synergy
$1.53
Fake Your Own Death+2% Synergy
$0.04
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$10.61
Nasty End+2% Synergy
$0.11
Reckoner's Bargain+2% Synergy
$0.57
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$6.74
Desperate Ritual+1% Synergy
$2.77
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.73
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$3.62
Feign Death0% Synergy
$0.86
Abrade-1% Synergy
$0.11
Tibalt's Trickery-1% Synergy
$9.33
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.49
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$6.37
Lightning Bolt-6% Synergy
$1.02
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.26
Bedevil-14% Synergy
$0.35
Chaos Warp-16% Synergy
$0.49
Rakdos Charm-18% Synergy
$0.37
Terminate-20% Synergy
$0.59
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Infernal Plunge+33% Synergy
$0.39
Diabolic Intent+31% Synergy
$11.31
Molten Duplication+24% Synergy
$13.28
Rite of Flame+17% Synergy
$4.34
Gamble+12% Synergy
$11.45
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.31
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$14.98
Furnace Reins+9% Synergy
$0.12
Claim the Firstborn+9% Synergy
$0.10
Take for a Ride+9% Synergy
$0.09
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.30
Lively Dirge+8% Synergy
$0.43
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$23.18
Mass Mutiny+6% Synergy
$0.20
Unearth+5% Synergy
$0.47
Beseech the Mirror+5% Synergy
$14.55
Insurrection+5% Synergy
$6.48
Mob Rule+5% Synergy
$2.75
Persist+5% Synergy
$2.48
Act of Treason+5% Synergy
$0.07
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$4.95
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$5.39
Mutinous Massacre+4% Synergy
$0.16
Living Death+4% Synergy
$2.39
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$7.00
Song-Mad Treachery+4% Synergy
$0.23
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$5.70
Wheel of Fortune+3% Synergy
$1486.43
Insatiable Avarice+3% Synergy
$2.08
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$8.79
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.31
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.93
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$7.96
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.17
Mana Geyser0% Synergy
$1.85
Damnation0% Synergy
$18.91
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Act-11% Synergy
$1.83
Vandalblast-14% Synergy
$4.78
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.24
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$11.91
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$3.93
The One Ring+7% Synergy
$79.26
Jet Medallion+6% Synergy
$7.34
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.19
Skullclamp+4% Synergy
$3.62
Defense Grid+4% Synergy
$5.85
Tarrian's Journal+3% Synergy
$0.34
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+2% Synergy
$1.94
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.21
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$13.87
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$4.07
Swiftfoot Boots-13% Synergy
$1.05
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+31% Synergy
$0.67
Animate Dead+23% Synergy
$7.30
Goblin Bombardment+22% Synergy
$3.14
Rakdos Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.28
Passionate Archaeologist+11% Synergy
$22.74
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.28
Black Market+8% Synergy
$3.41
Grave Pact+7% Synergy
$20.18
Sneak Attack+7% Synergy
$7.42
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$2.38
Industrial Advancement+5% Synergy
$2.29
Necromancy+4% Synergy
$8.43
At Knifepoint+3% Synergy
$0.10
Dictate of Erebos+3% Synergy
$17.14
Necropotence+2% Synergy
$17.69
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$3.19
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.22
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$21.60
Bastion of Remembrance0% Synergy
$0.26
Black Market Connections-8% Synergy
$11.64
Phyrexian Arena-13% Synergy
$2.33
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+3% Synergy
$1.31
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$6.18
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+40% Synergy
$18.30
High Market+16% Synergy
$1.16
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$2.82
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+8% Synergy
$7.06
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$1.16
City of Traitors+7% Synergy
$357.71
Crystal Vein+6% Synergy
$5.27
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$4.73
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$48.25
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$35.82
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$23.75
Midgar, City of Mako0% Synergy
$1.82
Vault of Whispers0% Synergy
$2.40
Restless Vents0% Synergy
$0.30
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance0% Synergy
$1.07
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$8.09
Mortuary Mire-1% Synergy
$0.28
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.59
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.12
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$0.98
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$2.07
Rogue's Passage-11% Synergy
$0.32
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+19% Synergy
$26.71
Talisman of Indulgence+14% Synergy
$1.28
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$1.01
Cursed Mirror+10% Synergy
$1.23
Mox Diamond+9% Synergy
$716.12
Mox Opal+8% Synergy
$181.01
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$383.77
Arcane Signet+7% Synergy
$0.48
Jeweled Lotus+6% Synergy
$32.43
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.45
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$38.40
Springleaf Drum+4% Synergy
$0.70
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$64.48
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.53
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$2.20
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.21
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$0.73
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.13
Commander's Sphere-8% Synergy
$0.17
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.02
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+23% Synergy
$1.05
Pinnacle Monk+20% Synergy
$1.52
Bloodstained Mire+18% Synergy
$12.55
Raucous Theater+17% Synergy
$9.43
City of Brass+17% Synergy
$19.46
Marsh Flats+16% Synergy
$21.31
Polluted Delta+16% Synergy
$14.94
Mana Confluence+16% Synergy
$23.79
Blood Crypt+15% Synergy
$16.81
Verdant Catacombs+15% Synergy
$19.48
Gemstone Caverns+15% Synergy
$37.55
Luxury Suite+13% Synergy
$19.58
Mount Doom+13% Synergy
$4.74
Badlands+13% Synergy
Arid Mesa+13% Synergy
$22.51
Sulfurous Springs+12% Synergy
$0.60
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$23.76
Wooded Foothills+12% Synergy
$12.58
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.23
Blazemire Verge+9% Synergy
$6.89
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$4.05
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$35.21
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$23.18
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.06
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$4.11
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.45
Snow-Covered Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.43
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.27
Blightstep Pathway+2% Synergy
$4.46
Jagged Barrens+2% Synergy
$0.49
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.17
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.06
Blackcleave Cliffs-1% Synergy
$0.83
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$4.90
Mountain-3% Synergy
$0.06
Haunted Ridge-4% Synergy
$4.65
Canyon Slough-5% Synergy
$0.18
Dragonskull Summit-6% Synergy
$0.74
Tainted Peak-6% Synergy
$0.24
Graven Cairns-7% Synergy
$2.27
Myriad Landscape-7% Synergy
$0.16
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.16
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.16
Shadowblood Ridge-8% Synergy
$0.18
Rakdos Carnarium-8% Synergy
$0.35
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.32
Evolving Wilds-9% Synergy
$0.12
Bloodfell Caves-9% Synergy
$0.07
Foreboding Ruins-12% Synergy
$0.19
Smoldering Marsh-14% Synergy
$0.21
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor
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Jeska, Thrice Reborn // Tymna the Weaver
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Francisco, Fowl Marauder
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Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Ravos, Soultender
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