Rakdos, the Muscle
$0.93
$0.93Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#533
Current Rank
#493
Last Week
#421
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Rakdos, the Muscle.
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!
Malcolm/Tana V Gitrog V Rakdos v Rog/SI - Gem State Idaho - Semi-Finals
CEDH LIVE with Wizards & Warlocks
Krark/Tymna v Zirda v Kinnan v Rakdos - Gem State Idaho - Game 3 TEDH
cEDH am DIENSTAG! #1 LUMRA x TASIGUR x RAKDOS x MALCOM/VIALSMASHER
More Rakdos, the Muscle VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Hexing Squelcher+16% Synergy
$16.83
Twilight Diviner0% Synergy
$4.23
Grave Venerations-1% Synergy
$0.91
Scuzzback Scrounger-4% Synergy
$0.47
Eclipsed Boggart-5% Synergy
$0.22
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+69% Synergy
$0.23
Ingot Chewer+68% Synergy
$0.17
Forsaken Miner+62% Synergy
$0.72
Ashnod's Altar+62% Synergy
$14.03
Poxwalkers+60% Synergy
$8.76
Burnt Offering+60% Synergy
$2.75
Reckless Barbarian+51% Synergy
$0.23
Fury+51% Synergy
$0.95
Warren Soultrader+49% Synergy
$14.54
Viscera Seer+48% Synergy
$0.41
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Phyrexian Altar+45% Synergy
$51.26
Sacrifice+43% Synergy
$13.24
Culling the Weak+42% Synergy
$11.63
Grief+42% Synergy
$3.12
Pitiless Plunderer+37% Synergy
$1.82
Prosper, Tome-Bound+37% Synergy
$15.57
Reanimate+36% Synergy
$7.47
Mayhem Devil+30% Synergy
$0.23
Victimize+30% Synergy
$0.52
Dark Ritual+26% Synergy
$3.91
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+21% Synergy
$12.49
Ancient Tomb+18% Synergy
$106.16
Vampiric Tutor+17% Synergy
$61.86
Chrome Mox+17% Synergy
$127.46
Mana Vault+17% Synergy
$85.49
Demonic Tutor+16% Synergy
$55.65
Orcish Bowmasters+15% Synergy
$39.02
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$136.78
Jeska's Will+12% Synergy
$44.46
Gamble+12% Synergy
$10.55
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Priest of Gix+36% Synergy
$0.55
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+32% Synergy
$0.15
Impulsive Pilferer+30% Synergy
$0.25
Timeline Culler+30% Synergy
$0.34
Priest of Urabrask+28% Synergy
$1.29
Reassembling Skeleton+28% Synergy
$0.13
Ruthless Technomancer+28% Synergy
$4.12
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$2.93
Hoarding Broodlord+27% Synergy
$3.81
Party Thrasher+26% Synergy
$0.53
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.26
Illuminor Szeras+26% Synergy
$5.84
Skittering Precursor+26% Synergy
$0.12
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+25% Synergy
$1.97
Boggart Trawler+24% Synergy
$0.97
Umbral Collar Zealot+24% Synergy
$0.91
Blood Pet+23% Synergy
$0.50
Mindslicer+23% Synergy
$0.52
Pinnacle Monk+22% Synergy
$1.40
Greedy Freebooter+22% Synergy
$0.33
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+21% Synergy
$0.56
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+20% Synergy
$23.60
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+19% Synergy
$39.99
Dualcaster Mage+19% Synergy
$4.62
Simian Spirit Guide+19% Synergy
$2.31
Laughing Jasper Flint+19% Synergy
$0.28
Junji, the Midnight Sky+19% Synergy
$0.42
Nine-Lives Familiar+19% Synergy
$1.72
Golgari Thug+19% Synergy
$0.27
Birgi, God of Storytelling+18% Synergy
$20.46
Plaguecrafter+18% Synergy
$0.36
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+18% Synergy
$0.35
Solemn Simulacrum+17% Synergy
$0.24
Nalfeshnee+17% Synergy
$9.27
Shambling Ghast+17% Synergy
$0.47
Bloodghast+17% Synergy
$2.02
Offalsnout+17% Synergy
$0.06
Dauthi Voidwalker+16% Synergy
$4.94
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+16% Synergy
$0.89
Shadow of Mortality+16% Synergy
$0.58
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+14% Synergy
$1.31
Skirk Prospector+14% Synergy
$0.33
Blood Artist+13% Synergy
$1.69
Mahadi, Emporium Master+13% Synergy
$2.30
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+13% Synergy
$0.93
Feldon of the Third Path+13% Synergy
$0.89
Opposition Agent+11% Synergy
$23.43
Imperial Recruiter+11% Synergy
$13.13
Morbid Opportunist+10% Synergy
$0.27
Juri, Master of the Revue+10% Synergy
$0.19
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+32% Synergy
$1.71
Saw in Half+23% Synergy
$3.77
Cabal Ritual+22% Synergy
$10.82
Entomb+22% Synergy
$14.57
Red Elemental Blast+20% Synergy
$13.61
Pyroblast+19% Synergy
$8.68
Flare of Malice+19% Synergy
$1.99
Deflecting Swat+16% Synergy
$61.82
Songs of the Damned+16% Synergy
$2.30
Corrupted Conviction+13% Synergy
$0.24
Deadly Dispute+12% Synergy
$0.28
Village Rites+10% Synergy
$0.26
Wake the Dead+8% Synergy
$0.41
Act of Aggression+6% Synergy
$0.34
Untimely Malfunction+5% Synergy
$6.86
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.06
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$9.25
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$3.74
Bolt Bend+4% Synergy
$3.08
Redirect Lightning+4% Synergy
$10.14
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.53
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$14.11
Deadly Rollick+3% Synergy
$22.03
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.15
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$3.86
Not Dead After All+2% Synergy
$1.65
Return the Favor+2% Synergy
$3.01
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$15.63
Desperate Ritual+2% Synergy
$3.98
Nasty End+2% Synergy
$0.08
Fake Your Own Death+1% Synergy
$0.20
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$8.40
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.16
Tibalt's Trickery0% Synergy
$8.68
Feign Death0% Synergy
$1.05
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$4.89
Undying Malice-1% Synergy
$0.44
Abrade-2% Synergy
$0.32
Seething Song-2% Synergy
$12.99
Lightning Bolt-7% Synergy
$2.69
Infernal Grasp-9% Synergy
$0.33
Bedevil-15% Synergy
$1.32
Big Score-15% Synergy
$0.88
Chaos Warp-17% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Charm-19% Synergy
$0.27
Terminate-20% Synergy
$0.30
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Infernal Plunge+35% Synergy
$0.45
Diabolic Intent+32% Synergy
$11.43
Molten Duplication+23% Synergy
$10.27
Rite of Flame+18% Synergy
$5.60
Dread Return+12% Synergy
$0.42
Desperate Plea+12% Synergy
$0.43
Seize the Spotlight+10% Synergy
$15.11
Furnace Reins+9% Synergy
$0.16
Take for a Ride+9% Synergy
$0.10
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.29
Claim the Firstborn+8% Synergy
$0.14
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$19.30
Lively Dirge+7% Synergy
$0.66
Unearth+6% Synergy
$0.43
Mass Mutiny+6% Synergy
$0.33
Mutinous Massacre+5% Synergy
$0.29
Beseech the Mirror+5% Synergy
$18.38
Insurrection+5% Synergy
$7.94
Mob Rule+5% Synergy
$5.65
Act of Treason+5% Synergy
$0.13
Song-Mad Treachery+5% Synergy
$0.19
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$6.10
Twinflame+4% Synergy
$6.50
Living Death+4% Synergy
$2.18
Persist+4% Synergy
$0.50
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$7.92
Wheel of Fortune+3% Synergy
$1771.40
Insatiable Avarice+3% Synergy
$8.79
Praetor's Grasp+3% Synergy
$11.51
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$2.42
Toxic Deluge+2% Synergy
$7.90
Buried Alive+2% Synergy
$0.88
Shatterskull Smashing+2% Synergy
$7.08
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.31
Mana Geyser-1% Synergy
$1.72
Damnation-1% Synergy
$18.68
Feed the Swarm-10% Synergy
$0.22
Blasphemous Act-11% Synergy
$1.18
Vandalblast-15% Synergy
$2.31
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.26
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$12.76
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$2.46
The One Ring+7% Synergy
$100.47
Jet Medallion+6% Synergy
$10.51
Vat of Rebirth+5% Synergy
$0.30
Defense Grid+4% Synergy
$9.27
Skullclamp+3% Synergy
$4.77
Brass's Tunnel-Grinder+2% Synergy
$2.45
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.22
Bolas's Citadel-5% Synergy
$13.02
Lightning Greaves-14% Synergy
$4.13
Swiftfoot Boots-14% Synergy
$1.76
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+33% Synergy
$0.57
Animate Dead+22% Synergy
$8.57
Goblin Bombardment+21% Synergy
$3.05
Rakdos Joins Up+12% Synergy
$0.38
Passionate Archaeologist+11% Synergy
$15.78
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.28
Black Market+7% Synergy
$4.15
Grave Pact+7% Synergy
$27.36
Sneak Attack+6% Synergy
$9.96
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+5% Synergy
$2.58
Industrial Advancement+5% Synergy
$5.17
Necromancy+4% Synergy
$12.04
Necropotence+3% Synergy
$22.20
At Knifepoint+3% Synergy
$0.16
Dictate of Erebos+3% Synergy
$14.99
Phyrexian Reclamation+2% Synergy
$1.69
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.14
The Meathook Massacre+1% Synergy
$23.65
Bastion of Remembrance0% Synergy
$0.23
Black Market Connections-9% Synergy
$15.56
Phyrexian Arena-14% Synergy
$4.31
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+4% Synergy
$0.95
Liliana, Dreadhorde General+3% Synergy
$7.80
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+41% Synergy
$22.45
High Market+16% Synergy
$1.12
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+8% Synergy
$9.22
Emergence Zone+8% Synergy
$4.95
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$1.01
City of Traitors+7% Synergy
$443.11
Crystal Vein+6% Synergy
$4.98
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$4.82
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+4% Synergy
$53.13
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$36.23
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$26.62
Midgar, City of Mako0% Synergy
$2.25
Vault of Whispers0% Synergy
$4.00
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.34
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$10.95
Castle Locthwain-1% Synergy
$3.70
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.20
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$0.91
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$3.83
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+20% Synergy
$31.97
Talisman of Indulgence+14% Synergy
$2.71
Lion's Eye Diamond+14% Synergy
$575.58
Fellwar Stone+10% Synergy
$0.98
Cursed Mirror+9% Synergy
$1.55
Mox Diamond+9% Synergy
$836.95
Arcane Signet+8% Synergy
$0.45
Mox Opal+8% Synergy
$176.94
Grim Monolith+8% Synergy
$399.64
Sol Ring+6% Synergy
$1.90
Jeweled Lotus+6% Synergy
$77.69
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$46.31
Springleaf Drum+5% Synergy
$0.28
Mox Amber+2% Synergy
$67.67
Liquimetal Torque+1% Synergy
$4.36
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$3.44
Charcoal Diamond-3% Synergy
$0.29
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$1.83
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.32
Commander's Sphere-7% Synergy
$0.38
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.20
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+24% Synergy
$0.97
Pinnacle Monk+22% Synergy
$1.40
City of Brass+18% Synergy
$22.37
Bloodstained Mire+17% Synergy
$16.33
Marsh Flats+17% Synergy
$23.59
Polluted Delta+17% Synergy
$17.65
Mana Confluence+17% Synergy
$26.21
Raucous Theater+16% Synergy
$11.04
Verdant Catacombs+16% Synergy
$24.33
Blood Crypt+15% Synergy
$9.43
Gemstone Caverns+15% Synergy
$43.30
Badlands+14% Synergy
Sulfurous Springs+13% Synergy
$0.75
Luxury Suite+13% Synergy
$25.58
Mount Doom+13% Synergy
$6.32
Arid Mesa+13% Synergy
$26.89
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$27.57
Wooded Foothills+12% Synergy
$16.78
Exotic Orchard+10% Synergy
$0.35
Blazemire Verge+10% Synergy
$10.58
Lazotep Quarry+9% Synergy
$4.79
Agadeem's Awakening+7% Synergy
$19.30
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$43.22
Malakir Rebirth+4% Synergy
$9.25
Fell the Profane+4% Synergy
$3.74
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.53
Snow-Covered Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.48
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.29
Blightstep Pathway+2% Synergy
$4.96
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.31
Jagged Barrens+1% Synergy
$0.46
Swamp-1% Synergy
$0.10
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$4.34
Blackcleave Cliffs-2% Synergy
$1.46
Mountain-4% Synergy
$0.09
Haunted Ridge-4% Synergy
$6.27
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.20
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.19
Dragonskull Summit-7% Synergy
$0.63
Tainted Peak-7% Synergy
$0.32
Terramorphic Expanse-7% Synergy
$0.34
Shadowblood Ridge-8% Synergy
$0.27
Rakdos Carnarium-8% Synergy
$0.29
Graven Cairns-8% Synergy
$3.27
Path of Ancestry-8% Synergy
$0.24
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.19
Evolving Wilds-9% Synergy
$0.27
Bloodfell Caves-9% Synergy
$0.11
Foreboding Ruins-12% Synergy
$0.29
Smoldering Marsh-14% Synergy
$0.34
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