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
#404
Current Rank
#415
Last Week
#425
Last Month
Links & Decks
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos, the Muscle.
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?
New Eshika in cEDH
CAN RAKDOS BE REDEEMED?: Stella Lee v Rakdos v Ketramose v Gitrog
RE-MATCH! Sefris, Ragavan, Rakdos, Pia Nalaar | Commander Gameplay
How Many Tutors can a Ragavan hit? Ketramose v Etali v Kess v Rakdos
Sefris, Ragavan, Rakdos, Pia Nalaar | Commander Gameplay
More Rakdos, the Muscle VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+15% Synergy
$39.99
Timeline Culler+12% Synergy
$0.43
Umbral Collar Zealot+8% Synergy
$0.64
Starting Town+3% Synergy
$25.27
Midgar, City of Mako-2% Synergy
$3.63
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+67% Synergy
$0.18
Ingot Chewer+66% Synergy
$0.14
Forsaken Miner+61% Synergy
$1.44
Ashnod's Altar+61% Synergy
$8.99
Poxwalkers+59% Synergy
$8.38
Burnt Offering+57% Synergy
$0.99
Reckless Barbarian+49% Synergy
$0.15
Fury+48% Synergy
$4.31
Warren Soultrader+48% Synergy
$14.61
Viscera Seer+45% Synergy
$0.49
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Phyrexian Altar+45% Synergy
$54.66
Sacrifice+41% Synergy
$7.97
Culling the Weak+40% Synergy
$9.78
Prosper, Tome-Bound+39% Synergy
$8.42
Pitiless Plunderer+38% Synergy
$3.60
Reanimate+36% Synergy
$7.64
Mayhem Devil+32% Synergy
$0.35
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.56
Dark Ritual+25% Synergy
$2.94
Blasphemous Act-10% Synergy
$1.13
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+19% Synergy
$8.13
Deflecting Swat+16% Synergy
$46.20
Ancient Tomb+16% Synergy
$94.69
Chrome Mox+16% Synergy
$92.16
Mana Vault+16% Synergy
$71.05
Vampiric Tutor+15% Synergy
$50.85
Orcish Bowmasters+15% Synergy
$25.95
Demonic Tutor+14% Synergy
$58.30
Jeska's Will+13% Synergy
$26.15
Lion's Eye Diamond+13% Synergy
$445.35
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Grief+38% Synergy
$1.59
Ruthless Technomancer+31% Synergy
$1.34
Priest of Gix+30% Synergy
$0.50
Reassembling Skeleton+28% Synergy
$0.22
Hoarding Broodlord+28% Synergy
$2.81
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+28% Synergy
$0.11
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$1.81
Illuminor Szeras+28% Synergy
$3.22
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+27% Synergy
$2.10
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.23
Impulsive Pilferer+25% Synergy
$0.20
Party Thrasher+22% Synergy
$0.38
Priest of Urabrask+22% Synergy
$0.69
Mindslicer+22% Synergy
$0.45
Dualcaster Mage+21% Synergy
$2.44
Boggart Trawler+21% Synergy
$0.93
Laughing Jasper Flint+21% Synergy
$0.38
Junji, the Midnight Sky+21% Synergy
$0.56
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+20% Synergy
$0.91
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+20% Synergy
$0.29
Skittering Precursor+20% Synergy
$0.07
Pinnacle Monk+19% Synergy
$1.74
Plaguecrafter+19% Synergy
$0.45
Nalfeshnee+19% Synergy
$5.50
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+18% Synergy
$27.60
Nine-Lives Familiar+18% Synergy
$0.92
Bloodghast+18% Synergy
$1.58
Shadow of Mortality+18% Synergy
$0.43
Solemn Simulacrum+17% Synergy
$0.26
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+17% Synergy
$1.15
Blood Pet+17% Synergy
$0.35
Dauthi Voidwalker+16% Synergy
$5.30
Simian Spirit Guide+16% Synergy
$1.43
Greedy Freebooter+16% Synergy
$0.16
Birgi, God of Storytelling+15% Synergy
$19.52
Golgari Thug+15% Synergy
$0.26
Offalsnout+15% Synergy
$0.04
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+14% Synergy
$0.53
Feldon of the Third Path+14% Synergy
$0.85
The Balrog, Durin's Bane+14% Synergy
$0.29
Mahadi, Emporium Master+13% Synergy
$0.46
Skirk Prospector+13% Synergy
$0.17
Imperial Recruiter+12% Synergy
$10.80
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+12% Synergy
$0.67
Blood Artist+11% Synergy
$1.24
Morbid Opportunist+11% Synergy
$0.22
Deadpool, Trading Card+11% Synergy
$12.12
Juri, Master of the Revue+10% Synergy
$0.31
Opposition Agent+10% Synergy
$20.89
Zulaport Cutthroat+6% Synergy
$2.38
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+30% Synergy
$1.05
Saw in Half+23% Synergy
$4.44
Entomb+20% Synergy
$13.77
Flare of Malice+20% Synergy
$3.31
Cabal Ritual+19% Synergy
$12.97
Pyroblast+18% Synergy
$5.39
Red Elemental Blast+18% Synergy
$8.43
Deadly Dispute+14% Synergy
$0.49
Corrupted Conviction+14% Synergy
$0.22
Songs of the Damned+12% Synergy
$2.15
Village Rites+11% Synergy
$0.20
Wake the Dead+9% Synergy
$0.39
Untimely Malfunction+8% Synergy
$4.20
Fell the Profane+6% Synergy
$5.21
Bolt Bend+6% Synergy
$2.75
Act of Aggression+6% Synergy
$0.39
Withering Torment+5% Synergy
$2.59
Deadly Rollick+5% Synergy
$18.24
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$9.16
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.08
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.57
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$15.38
Not Dead After All+3% Synergy
$0.58
Return the Favor+3% Synergy
$1.38
Fake Your Own Death+3% Synergy
$0.08
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.12
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$8.75
Nasty End+2% Synergy
$0.08
Reckoner's Bargain+2% Synergy
$0.64
Feign Death+1% Synergy
$0.84
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$5.81
Dismember+1% Synergy
$6.09
Abrade0% Synergy
$0.15
Imp's Mischief0% Synergy
$3.88
Tibalt's Trickery-1% Synergy
$8.49
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.66
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$6.27
Lightning Bolt-5% Synergy
$0.99
Infernal Grasp-8% Synergy
$0.26
Big Score-13% Synergy
$0.62
Bedevil-14% Synergy
$0.51
Chaos Warp-15% Synergy
$0.34
Rakdos Charm-17% Synergy
$0.31
Terminate-19% Synergy
$0.32
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Diabolic Intent+31% Synergy
$10.16
Infernal Plunge+31% Synergy
$0.39
Molten Duplication+26% Synergy
$17.38
Rite of Flame+16% Synergy
$3.96
Gamble+12% Synergy
$7.91
Imperial Seal+12% Synergy
$113.27
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.26
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$4.47
Furnace Reins+9% Synergy
$0.14
Claim the Firstborn+9% Synergy
$0.12
Take for a Ride+9% Synergy
$0.07
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.26
Lively Dirge+8% Synergy
$0.46
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$25.53
Mass Mutiny+6% Synergy
$0.19
Blasphemous Edict+5% Synergy
$3.59
Beseech the Mirror+5% Synergy
$12.34
Mob Rule+5% Synergy
$1.80
Insurrection+5% Synergy
$6.51
Persist+5% Synergy
$1.32
Act of Treason+5% Synergy
$0.07
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$5.05
Unearth+4% Synergy
$0.46
Insatiable Avarice+4% Synergy
$2.49
Living Death+4% Synergy
$2.36
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$5.95
Song-Mad Treachery+4% Synergy
$0.19
Pitiless Carnage+4% Synergy
$0.20
Final Vengeance+4% Synergy
$0.06
Vengeful Possession+4% Synergy
$0.08
Toxic Deluge+3% Synergy
$5.30
Wheel of Fortune+3% Synergy
$1474.14
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$10.39
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.11
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$9.10
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.27
Buried Alive+1% Synergy
$0.83
Mana Geyser0% Synergy
$1.76
Damnation0% Synergy
$18.68
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.23
Vandalblast-14% Synergy
$2.73
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.29
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$11.38
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$2.20
The One Ring+8% Synergy
$67.99
Jet Medallion+7% Synergy
$7.55
Skullclamp+5% Synergy
$5.02
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.28
Defense Grid+4% Synergy
$4.25
Tarrian's Journal+3% Synergy
$0.30
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+2% Synergy
$1.10
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$0.24
Bolas's Citadel-7% Synergy
$11.59
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.45
Swiftfoot Boots-12% Synergy
$1.30
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+28% Synergy
$0.78
Animate Dead+24% Synergy
$6.79
Goblin Bombardment+22% Synergy
$3.19
Rakdos Joins Up+13% Synergy
$0.39
Passionate Archaeologist+12% Synergy
$15.18
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.42
Black Market+8% Synergy
$3.61
Grave Pact+8% Synergy
$18.12
Sneak Attack+7% Synergy
$4.91
Industrial Advancement+6% Synergy
$1.40
Necromancy+5% Synergy
$6.98
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$0.87
At Knifepoint+3% Synergy
$0.12
Dictate of Erebos+3% Synergy
$14.39
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$2.64
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.17
Necropotence+1% Synergy
$17.52
Bastion of Remembrance+1% Synergy
$0.31
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$18.67
Black Market Connections-8% Synergy
$15.42
Phyrexian Arena-13% Synergy
$1.55
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+3% Synergy
$1.96
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$5.60
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+40% Synergy
$19.73
High Market+15% Synergy
$4.50
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$1.84
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+8% Synergy
$6.61
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.80
City of Traitors+6% Synergy
$348.16
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$47.16
Crystal Vein+5% Synergy
$5.71
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$38.71
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$24.56
Restless Vents0% Synergy
$0.21
Vault of Whispers0% Synergy
$2.22
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance0% Synergy
$0.98
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$11.65
Mortuary Mire-1% Synergy
$0.28
Castle Locthwain-2% Synergy
$3.76
Temple of the False God-3% Synergy
$0.14
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$0.57
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$1.98
Rogue's Passage-10% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+18% Synergy
$24.69
Talisman of Indulgence+13% Synergy
$1.94
Cursed Mirror+12% Synergy
$0.96
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$1.12
Mox Diamond+9% Synergy
$643.42
Mox Opal+8% Synergy
$153.22
Arcane Signet+7% Synergy
$0.51
Grim Monolith+7% Synergy
$372.38
Jeweled Lotus+6% Synergy
$30.05
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.07
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$55.47
Springleaf Drum+4% Synergy
$0.68
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$67.47
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$2.44
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$1.29
Charcoal Diamond-4% Synergy
$0.26
Rakdos Signet-6% Synergy
$0.76
Mind Stone-8% Synergy
$0.22
Commander's Sphere-9% Synergy
$0.16
Thought Vessel-9% Synergy
$1.33
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+21% Synergy
$0.93
Pinnacle Monk+19% Synergy
$1.74
Raucous Theater+18% Synergy
$8.92
Bloodstained Mire+17% Synergy
$13.68
Marsh Flats+16% Synergy
$22.75
Polluted Delta+16% Synergy
$15.21
City of Brass+16% Synergy
$17.11
Mana Confluence+15% Synergy
$29.32
Blood Crypt+14% Synergy
$15.33
Verdant Catacombs+14% Synergy
$21.61
Gemstone Caverns+14% Synergy
$50.15
Badlands+13% Synergy
Arid Mesa+13% Synergy
$24.53
Sulfurous Springs+12% Synergy
$0.40
Luxury Suite+12% Synergy
$13.40
Mount Doom+12% Synergy
$3.80
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$24.04
Wooded Foothills+12% Synergy
$14.12
Exotic Orchard+11% Synergy
$0.45
Blazemire Verge+9% Synergy
$6.82
Lazotep Quarry+8% Synergy
$3.51
Fell the Profane+6% Synergy
$5.21
Agadeem's Awakening+6% Synergy
$25.53
Malakir Rebirth+5% Synergy
$9.16
Cavern of Souls+5% Synergy
$34.04
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.57
Snow-Covered Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.43
Command Tower+2% Synergy
$0.22
Jagged Barrens+2% Synergy
$0.64
Blightstep Pathway+1% Synergy
$4.57
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.27
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.07
Blackcleave Cliffs-1% Synergy
$1.23
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$3.53
Mountain-3% Synergy
$0.06
Haunted Ridge-3% Synergy
$3.99
Dragonskull Summit-4% Synergy
$1.01
Canyon Slough-4% Synergy
$0.40
Tainted Peak-5% Synergy
$0.31
Graven Cairns-6% Synergy
$3.36
Shadowblood Ridge-7% Synergy
$0.28
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.28
Path of Ancestry-7% Synergy
$0.18
Myriad Landscape-8% Synergy
$0.11
Rakdos Carnarium-9% Synergy
$0.32
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.22
Evolving Wilds-9% Synergy
$0.23
Bloodfell Caves-9% Synergy
$0.11
Foreboding Ruins-11% Synergy
$0.22
Smoldering Marsh-13% Synergy
$0.38
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