Rakdos, the Muscle
$0.70
$0.70Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#487
Current Rank
#449
Last Week
#418
Last Month
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.
Desperate Plea+8% Synergy
$0.42
Redirect Lightning+3% Synergy
$8.71
Foggy Swamp Visions+2% Synergy
$0.26
Fire Lord Ozai0% Synergy
$3.54
The Last Agni Kai-3% Synergy
$1.53
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+68% Synergy
$0.17
Ingot Chewer+68% Synergy
$0.13
Ashnod's Altar+62% Synergy
$6.21
Forsaken Miner+62% Synergy
$0.44
Poxwalkers+60% Synergy
$7.91
Burnt Offering+59% Synergy
$1.15
Reckless Barbarian+50% Synergy
$0.17
Fury+50% Synergy
$3.82
Warren Soultrader+49% Synergy
$12.84
Viscera Seer+47% Synergy
$0.30
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Phyrexian Altar+45% Synergy
$51.84
Sacrifice+43% Synergy
$11.10
Culling the Weak+42% Synergy
$10.32
Grief+41% Synergy
$1.83
Prosper, Tome-Bound+38% Synergy
$15.61
Pitiless Plunderer+37% Synergy
$1.55
Reanimate+36% Synergy
$5.32
Mayhem Devil+30% Synergy
$0.21
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.36
Dark Ritual+25% Synergy
$3.45
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+20% Synergy
$11.42
Ancient Tomb+18% Synergy
$90.28
Chrome Mox+17% Synergy
$116.80
Mana Vault+17% Synergy
$83.43
Vampiric Tutor+16% Synergy
$58.04
Demonic Tutor+15% Synergy
$48.67
Orcish Bowmasters+15% Synergy
$30.46
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$133.19
Jeska's Will+12% Synergy
$30.89
Gamble+12% Synergy
$9.62
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Priest of Gix+35% Synergy
$0.56
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+31% Synergy
$0.12
Ruthless Technomancer+28% Synergy
$3.67
Impulsive Pilferer+28% Synergy
$0.32
Reassembling Skeleton+28% Synergy
$0.13
Hoarding Broodlord+28% Synergy
$3.28
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$2.34
Timeline Culler+27% Synergy
$0.17
Priest of Urabrask+27% Synergy
$0.50
Illuminor Szeras+27% Synergy
$4.96
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+26% Synergy
$2.00
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.25
Party Thrasher+25% Synergy
$0.74
Boggart Trawler+24% Synergy
$1.07
Umbral Collar Zealot+24% Synergy
$0.83
Skittering Precursor+24% Synergy
$0.08
Mindslicer+23% Synergy
$0.50
Pinnacle Monk+21% Synergy
$2.13
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+21% Synergy
$0.48
Blood Pet+21% Synergy
$0.43
Dualcaster Mage+20% Synergy
$4.29
Greedy Freebooter+20% Synergy
$0.19
Junji, the Midnight Sky+20% Synergy
$0.34
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+19% Synergy
$36.65
Plaguecrafter+19% Synergy
$0.36
Laughing Jasper Flint+19% Synergy
$0.21
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+19% Synergy
$19.79
Nine-Lives Familiar+19% Synergy
$1.19
Simian Spirit Guide+18% Synergy
$2.38
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+18% Synergy
$0.27
Nalfeshnee+18% Synergy
$8.30
Golgari Thug+18% Synergy
$0.27
Birgi, God of Storytelling+17% Synergy
$21.29
Bloodghast+17% Synergy
$0.86
Offalsnout+17% Synergy
$0.03
Solemn Simulacrum+16% Synergy
$0.20
Dauthi Voidwalker+16% Synergy
$3.78
Shambling Ghast+16% Synergy
$0.40
Shadow of Mortality+16% Synergy
$0.59
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+15% Synergy
$1.17
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+15% Synergy
$0.97
Skirk Prospector+14% Synergy
$0.23
Mahadi, Emporium Master+13% Synergy
$0.54
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+13% Synergy
$0.59
Feldon of the Third Path+13% Synergy
$0.69
Blood Artist+12% Synergy
$1.25
Imperial Recruiter+11% Synergy
$10.90
Morbid Opportunist+10% Synergy
$0.16
Juri, Master of the Revue+10% Synergy
$0.09
Opposition Agent+10% Synergy
$16.96
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+32% Synergy
$1.81
Saw in Half+23% Synergy
$2.86
Cabal Ritual+21% Synergy
$11.08
Entomb+21% Synergy
$13.46
Red Elemental Blast+19% Synergy
$10.48
Flare of Malice+19% Synergy
$1.67
Pyroblast+18% Synergy
$7.40
Deflecting Swat+17% Synergy
$48.91
Songs of the Damned+15% Synergy
$2.41
Deadly Dispute+13% Synergy
$0.25
Corrupted Conviction+13% Synergy
$0.25
Village Rites+10% Synergy
$0.22
Wake the Dead+9% Synergy
$0.39
Untimely Malfunction+6% Synergy
$5.63
Act of Aggression+6% Synergy
$0.34
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.20
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$5.22
Bolt Bend+5% Synergy
$3.23
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.05
Deadly Rollick+4% Synergy
$18.34
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.55
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$13.09
Withering Torment+3% Synergy
$3.13
Not Dead After All+3% Synergy
$1.27
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.13
Return the Favor+2% Synergy
$2.25
Fake Your Own Death+2% Synergy
$0.06
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$13.61
Nasty End+2% Synergy
$0.07
Desperate Ritual+2% Synergy
$3.33
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$8.72
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.52
Tibalt's Trickery0% Synergy
$7.15
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$2.92
Feign Death0% Synergy
$0.72
Abrade-1% Synergy
$0.12
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.46
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$8.04
Lightning Bolt-6% Synergy
$1.28
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.18
Bedevil-14% Synergy
$0.54
Big Score-14% Synergy
$0.72
Chaos Warp-16% Synergy
$0.37
Rakdos Charm-19% Synergy
$0.22
Terminate-20% Synergy
$0.50
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Infernal Plunge+34% Synergy
$0.41
Diabolic Intent+32% Synergy
$10.28
Molten Duplication+24% Synergy
$9.87
Rite of Flame+18% Synergy
$5.68
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.28
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$15.86
Furnace Reins+9% Synergy
$0.13
Claim the Firstborn+9% Synergy
$0.11
Take for a Ride+9% Synergy
$0.05
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.26
Lively Dirge+8% Synergy
$0.46
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$19.41
Mass Mutiny+6% Synergy
$0.22
Unearth+5% Synergy
$0.42
Mutinous Massacre+5% Synergy
$0.18
Beseech the Mirror+5% Synergy
$14.87
Insurrection+5% Synergy
$8.08
Mob Rule+5% Synergy
$5.41
Act of Treason+5% Synergy
$0.09
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$5.17
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$5.38
Living Death+4% Synergy
$1.18
Persist+4% Synergy
$1.95
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$6.77
Song-Mad Treachery+4% Synergy
$0.14
Wheel of Fortune+3% Synergy
$1499.99
Insatiable Avarice+3% Synergy
$2.59
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$8.89
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.47
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$6.48
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.98
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$5.68
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.17
Damnation0% Synergy
$17.04
Mana Geyser-1% Synergy
$1.61
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.25
Blasphemous Act-11% Synergy
$1.49
Vandalblast-15% Synergy
$2.28
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.24
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$10.45
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$3.40
The One Ring+7% Synergy
$91.82
Jet Medallion+6% Synergy
$9.10
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.19
Skullclamp+4% Synergy
$3.21
Defense Grid+4% Synergy
$7.00
Tarrian's Journal+3% Synergy
$0.39
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+2% Synergy
$1.69
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.19
Bolas's Citadel-6% Synergy
$12.26
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$3.82
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$1.21
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+32% Synergy
$0.62
Animate Dead+23% Synergy
$7.78
Goblin Bombardment+22% Synergy
$2.86
Rakdos Joins Up+12% Synergy
$0.32
Passionate Archaeologist+11% Synergy
$18.77
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.17
Black Market+7% Synergy
$3.63
Grave Pact+7% Synergy
$22.82
Sneak Attack+6% Synergy
$8.66
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$1.92
Industrial Advancement+5% Synergy
$2.24
Necromancy+4% Synergy
$10.68
At Knifepoint+3% Synergy
$0.08
Dictate of Erebos+3% Synergy
$14.27
Necropotence+2% Synergy
$20.52
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$1.06
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.20
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$21.33
Bastion of Remembrance0% Synergy
$0.26
Black Market Connections-8% Synergy
$11.77
Phyrexian Arena-14% Synergy
$3.06
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+3% Synergy
$0.93
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$6.72
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+41% Synergy
$18.21
High Market+16% Synergy
$1.16
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$3.14
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+8% Synergy
$7.12
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$1.61
City of Traitors+7% Synergy
$372.91
Crystal Vein+6% Synergy
$4.84
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$3.42
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$46.26
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$34.59
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$25.94
Midgar, City of Mako0% Synergy
$0.91
Vault of Whispers0% Synergy
$2.20
Restless Vents0% Synergy
$0.28
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$10.60
Mortuary Mire-1% Synergy
$0.28
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$2.94
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.13
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$0.63
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$2.07
Rogue's Passage-11% Synergy
$0.37
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+20% Synergy
$24.35
Talisman of Indulgence+14% Synergy
$1.58
Lion's Eye Diamond+14% Synergy
$524.34
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$0.93
Cursed Mirror+10% Synergy
$2.02
Mox Diamond+9% Synergy
$745.80
Arcane Signet+8% Synergy
$0.35
Mox Opal+8% Synergy
$176.47
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$399.06
Sol Ring+6% Synergy
$1.20
Jeweled Lotus+6% Synergy
$35.90
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$40.66
Springleaf Drum+4% Synergy
$0.73
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$61.26
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$3.26
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$2.30
The Soul Stone0% Synergy
$60.72
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.29
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$0.81
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.18
Commander's Sphere-8% Synergy
$0.14
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$1.21
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+24% Synergy
$1.07
Pinnacle Monk+21% Synergy
$2.13
Bloodstained Mire+17% Synergy
$13.64
Raucous Theater+17% Synergy
$9.55
Marsh Flats+17% Synergy
$20.32
Polluted Delta+17% Synergy
$15.15
City of Brass+17% Synergy
$20.01
Mana Confluence+16% Synergy
$23.77
Blood Crypt+15% Synergy
$17.32
Verdant Catacombs+15% Synergy
$19.79
Gemstone Caverns+15% Synergy
$37.84
Luxury Suite+13% Synergy
$18.54
Mount Doom+13% Synergy
$5.10
Badlands+13% Synergy
Arid Mesa+13% Synergy
$24.43
Sulfurous Springs+12% Synergy
$0.55
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$25.31
Wooded Foothills+12% Synergy
$13.71
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.13
Blazemire Verge+10% Synergy
$6.17
Lazotep Quarry+9% Synergy
$3.99
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$19.41
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$34.76
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$8.20
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$5.22
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.55
Snow-Covered Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.48
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.18
Blightstep Pathway+2% Synergy
$4.57
Jagged Barrens+2% Synergy
$0.49
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.17
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.10
Blackcleave Cliffs-1% Synergy
$0.65
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$4.65
Mountain-4% Synergy
$0.10
Haunted Ridge-4% Synergy
$5.51
Dragonskull Summit-6% Synergy
$0.87
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.09
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.27
Graven Cairns-7% Synergy
$2.17
Myriad Landscape-7% Synergy
$0.16
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.12
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.17
Shadowblood Ridge-8% Synergy
$0.23
Rakdos Carnarium-8% Synergy
$0.41
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.21
Evolving Wilds-9% Synergy
$0.07
Bloodfell Caves-9% Synergy
$0.05
Foreboding Ruins-12% Synergy
$0.20
Smoldering Marsh-14% Synergy
$0.20
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