Rakdos, the Muscle
$1.25
$1.25Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#605
Current Rank
#591
Last Week
#499
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos, the Muscle.
CEDH Gameplay! Korvold vs Rograkh/Silas vs Y'shtola vs Rakdos!
@RobertRedBeardMTG & @FarNorthMtG join us for 2 GAMES of cEDH || LUMRA x RAKDOS x ROG THRAS x URZA
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
More Rakdos, the Muscle VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Grave Researcher+4% Synergy
$2.52
Loki's Scepter+3% Synergy
$5.74
Emeritus of Woe+2% Synergy
$16.61
Blazing Firesinger+0% Synergy
$0.41
Flashback-1% Synergy
$5.42
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+70% Synergy
$0.23
Ingot Chewer+70% Synergy
$0.22
Forsaken Miner+64% Synergy
$1.12
Ashnod's Altar+62% Synergy
$16.44
Poxwalkers+62% Synergy
$10.06
Burnt Offering+61% Synergy
$1.70
Reckless Barbarian+54% Synergy
$0.26
Fury+54% Synergy
$0.69
Warren Soultrader+50% Synergy
$13.83
Viscera Seer+50% Synergy
$0.38
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Sacrifice+46% Synergy
$16.94
Grief+46% Synergy
$2.59
Phyrexian Altar+45% Synergy
$54.81
Culling the Weak+44% Synergy
$11.77
Priest of Gix+44% Synergy
$0.54
Pitiless Plunderer+36% Synergy
$7.11
Reanimate+35% Synergy
$8.29
Mayhem Devil+29% Synergy
$0.28
Victimize+29% Synergy
$1.72
Dark Ritual+26% Synergy
$19.99
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+21% Synergy
$11.41
Ancient Tomb+18% Synergy
$129.20
Mana Vault+18% Synergy
$109.73
Chrome Mox+18% Synergy
$168.38
Vampiric Tutor+17% Synergy
$62.02
Orcish Bowmasters+16% Synergy
$50.28
Demonic Tutor+15% Synergy
$73.09
Imperial Seal+12% Synergy
$164.94
Gamble+11% Synergy
$15.43
Jeska's Will+10% Synergy
$42.15
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Impulsive Pilferer+36% Synergy
$0.40
Priest of Urabrask+36% Synergy
$2.26
Prosper, Tome-Bound+35% Synergy
$7.26
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+34% Synergy
$0.25
Timeline Culler+32% Synergy
$0.35
Skittering Precursor+29% Synergy
$0.22
Party Thrasher+28% Synergy
$0.43
Greedy Freebooter+28% Synergy
$0.34
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$4.72
Blood Pet+27% Synergy
$0.48
Reassembling Skeleton+27% Synergy
$0.36
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.30
Umbral Collar Zealot+26% Synergy
$0.30
Hoarding Broodlord+25% Synergy
$4.67
Boggart Trawler+25% Synergy
$0.93
Golgari Thug+24% Synergy
$0.37
Mindslicer+23% Synergy
$0.53
Ruthless Technomancer+23% Synergy
$4.03
Pinnacle Monk+23% Synergy
$1.30
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+22% Synergy
$2.93
Shambling Ghast+22% Synergy
$0.38
Illuminor Szeras+22% Synergy
$6.07
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+21% Synergy
$32.73
Simian Spirit Guide+21% Synergy
$3.34
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+20% Synergy
$47.77
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+20% Synergy
$0.33
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+20% Synergy
$0.64
Nine-Lives Familiar+20% Synergy
$1.72
Birgi, God of Storytelling+19% Synergy
$35.01
Offalsnout+19% Synergy
$0.21
Dualcaster Mage+18% Synergy
$4.97
Junji, the Midnight Sky+17% Synergy
$0.48
Skirk Prospector+16% Synergy
$0.26
Plaguecrafter+16% Synergy
$0.43
Flamekin Harbinger+15% Synergy
$12.94
Blood Artist+15% Synergy
$1.49
Bloodghast+15% Synergy
$0.63
Dauthi Voidwalker+15% Synergy
$5.47
Hexing Squelcher+15% Synergy
$20.71
Laughing Jasper Flint+15% Synergy
$0.39
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+14% Synergy
$0.37
Solemn Simulacrum+14% Synergy
$0.30
Nalfeshnee+13% Synergy
$10.45
Mahadi, Emporium Master+12% Synergy
$2.06
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+11% Synergy
$1.35
Opposition Agent+10% Synergy
$23.41
Juri, Master of the Revue+9% Synergy
$0.27
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+9% Synergy
$0.90
Morbid Opportunist+9% Synergy
$0.17
Zulaport Cutthroat+8% Synergy
$0.84
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+32% Synergy
$1.35
Cabal Ritual+24% Synergy
$15.11
Saw in Half+24% Synergy
$4.93
Entomb+23% Synergy
$17.43
Red Elemental Blast+21% Synergy
$11.35
Songs of the Damned+19% Synergy
$3.21
Pyroblast+19% Synergy
$12.46
Flare of Malice+18% Synergy
$1.80
Deflecting Swat+15% Synergy
$68.35
Corrupted Conviction+12% Synergy
$0.37
Deadly Dispute+10% Synergy
$0.36
Village Rites+9% Synergy
$0.55
Redirect Lightning+6% Synergy
$11.75
Wake the Dead+6% Synergy
$0.64
Act of Aggression+5% Synergy
$0.34
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.27
Untimely Malfunction+4% Synergy
$7.29
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$3.56
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$17.39
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.65
Bolt Bend+3% Synergy
$5.47
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.23
Desperate Ritual+2% Synergy
$6.43
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$13.88
Deadly Rollick+2% Synergy
$27.94
Nasty End+1% Synergy
$0.16
Delayed Blast Fireball+1% Synergy
$17.11
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$5.59
Withering Torment+1% Synergy
$3.35
Not Dead After All+1% Synergy
$2.13
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.27
Fake Your Own Death+0% Synergy
$0.21
Return the Favor+0% Synergy
$0.70
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$7.43
Feign Death-1% Synergy
$1.02
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.31
Tibalt's Trickery-1% Synergy
$10.42
Abrade-2% Synergy
$0.33
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$12.94
Lightning Bolt-8% Synergy
$0.85
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.20
Bedevil-16% Synergy
$0.25
Chaos Warp-18% Synergy
$0.28
Rakdos Charm-19% Synergy
$0.34
Terminate-21% Synergy
$0.45
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Infernal Plunge+39% Synergy
$0.59
Diabolic Intent+32% Synergy
$17.04
Molten Duplication+20% Synergy
$15.36
Rite of Flame+19% Synergy
$5.98
Dread Return+11% Synergy
$0.42
Desperate Plea+10% Synergy
$0.40
Seize the Spotlight+8% Synergy
$15.18
Furnace Reins+8% Synergy
$0.32
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.34
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$29.39
Claim the Firstborn+7% Synergy
$0.25
Lively Dirge+7% Synergy
$1.30
Take for a Ride+7% Synergy
$0.25
Unearth+6% Synergy
$0.57
Mass Mutiny+4% Synergy
$0.41
Mutinous Massacre+4% Synergy
$0.33
Song-Mad Treachery+4% Synergy
$0.24
Act of Treason+4% Synergy
$0.21
Beseech the Mirror+4% Synergy
$19.66
Insurrection+4% Synergy
$9.63
Mob Rule+4% Synergy
$3.22
Persist+4% Synergy
$0.93
Blasphemous Edict+3% Synergy
$4.90
Scheming Symmetry+3% Synergy
$8.51
Twinflame+3% Synergy
$0.72
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.83
Living Death+2% Synergy
$2.17
Unmarked Grave+2% Synergy
$2.57
Insatiable Avarice+2% Synergy
$5.28
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$5.16
Wheel of Fortune+1% Synergy
$2063.83
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.34
Damnation-1% Synergy
$21.09
Mana Geyser-2% Synergy
$1.13
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Act-13% Synergy
$0.88
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.25
Vandalblast-16% Synergy
$4.40
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$17.19
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$2.08
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$11.75
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$108.31
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.31
Defense Grid+3% Synergy
$6.86
Skullclamp+1% Synergy
$6.20
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.26
Bolas's Citadel-4% Synergy
$18.22
Lightning Greaves-15% Synergy
$4.39
Swiftfoot Boots-16% Synergy
$1.94
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+36% Synergy
$0.48
Animate Dead+19% Synergy
$4.77
Goblin Bombardment+19% Synergy
$3.41
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.39
Rakdos Joins Up+9% Synergy
$0.39
Passionate Archaeologist+8% Synergy
$17.35
Grave Pact+5% Synergy
$30.60
Carnival of Souls+5% Synergy
$12.50
Black Market+5% Synergy
$5.91
Sneak Attack+4% Synergy
$11.47
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+4% Synergy
$2.05
Necropotence+2% Synergy
$37.26
Necromancy+2% Synergy
$20.13
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.15
Bastion of Remembrance+0% Synergy
$0.34
Black Market Connections-9% Synergy
$19.59
Phyrexian Arena-14% Synergy
$4.21
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+2% Synergy
$1.99
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+41% Synergy
$26.27
High Market+15% Synergy
$0.41
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$4.53
City of Traitors+8% Synergy
$528.93
Crystal Vein+7% Synergy
$8.78
Spymaster's Vault+6% Synergy
$0.85
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$10.92
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$4.47
Urza's Saga+2% Synergy
$41.69
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+1% Synergy
$64.23
Vault of Whispers+0% Synergy
$5.34
Midgar, City of Mako+0% Synergy
$2.58
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.46
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$34.03
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$7.73
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.31
Bojuka Bog-7% Synergy
$0.59
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$2.76
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.35
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+21% Synergy
$37.77
Talisman of Indulgence+15% Synergy
$2.05
Lion's Eye Diamond+14% Synergy
$804.96
Fellwar Stone+9% Synergy
$2.26
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$471.51
Mox Diamond+8% Synergy
$1122.75
Arcane Signet+8% Synergy
$1.10
Mox Opal+7% Synergy
$240.66
Cursed Mirror+7% Synergy
$0.42
Springleaf Drum+5% Synergy
$0.32
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$4.30
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$73.52
Thran Dynamo+0% Synergy
$5.50
Liquimetal Torque+0% Synergy
$3.50
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$2.80
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.33
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.20
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.43
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+25% Synergy
$0.93
Pinnacle Monk+23% Synergy
$1.30
City of Brass+19% Synergy
$10.36
Polluted Delta+18% Synergy
$19.61
Bloodstained Mire+18% Synergy
$19.00
Marsh Flats+17% Synergy
$33.11
Mana Confluence+17% Synergy
$34.29
Verdant Catacombs+17% Synergy
$30.80
Gemstone Caverns+16% Synergy
$52.82
Raucous Theater+16% Synergy
$11.10
Badlands+14% Synergy
Blood Crypt+14% Synergy
$9.95
Mount Doom+13% Synergy
$8.25
Sulfurous Springs+13% Synergy
$1.00
Arid Mesa+12% Synergy
$32.87
Luxury Suite+12% Synergy
$31.54
Scalding Tarn+11% Synergy
$37.45
Wooded Foothills+11% Synergy
$17.28
Lazotep Quarry+9% Synergy
$8.08
Blazemire Verge+9% Synergy
$8.68
Exotic Orchard+8% Synergy
$0.82
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$29.39
Cavern of Souls+7% Synergy
$49.91
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$3.56
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.65
Snow-Covered Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.71
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.27
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$13.88
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.34
Jagged Barrens+0% Synergy
$0.49
Blightstep Pathway+0% Synergy
$5.73
Swamp0% Synergy
$2.00
Fabled Passage0% Synergy
$3.30
Blackcleave Cliffs-2% Synergy
$1.90
Mountain-5% Synergy
$2.00
Haunted Ridge-5% Synergy
$8.80
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.30
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.31
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.16
Rakdos Carnarium-7% Synergy
$0.34
Shadowblood Ridge-7% Synergy
$0.33
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.53
Graven Cairns-8% Synergy
$3.70
Path of Ancestry-8% Synergy
$0.26
Evolving Wilds-8% Synergy
$0.12
Dragonskull Summit-8% Synergy
$0.58
Bloodfell Caves-8% Synergy
$0.19
Temple of Malice-8% Synergy
$0.24
Foreboding Ruins-12% Synergy
$0.34
Smoldering Marsh-14% Synergy
$0.33
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