Rakdos, the Muscle
$1.10
$1.10Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#578
Current Rank
#573
Last Week
#494
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+5% Synergy
$2.71
Emeritus of Woe+3% Synergy
$17.36
Choreographed Sparks+1% Synergy
$0.21
Blazing Firesinger+1% Synergy
$0.41
Flashback-1% Synergy
$5.37
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Rakdos, the Muscle's abilities and overall game plan.
Shriekmaw+70% Synergy
$0.31
Ingot Chewer+70% Synergy
$0.24
Forsaken Miner+65% Synergy
$1.26
Ashnod's Altar+62% Synergy
$16.89
Poxwalkers+62% Synergy
$10.39
Burnt Offering+61% Synergy
$1.85
Reckless Barbarian+55% Synergy
$0.27
Fury+55% Synergy
$0.80
Warren Soultrader+51% Synergy
$13.80
Viscera Seer+50% Synergy
$0.36
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Rakdos, the Muscle decks.
Sacrifice+47% Synergy
$17.07
Phyrexian Altar+46% Synergy
$54.11
Grief+46% Synergy
$2.65
Culling the Weak+45% Synergy
$12.88
Priest of Gix+44% Synergy
$0.50
Pitiless Plunderer+37% Synergy
$5.91
Reanimate+36% Synergy
$8.51
Mayhem Devil+30% Synergy
$0.28
Victimize+30% Synergy
$2.12
Dark Ritual+26% Synergy
$3.95
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Underworld Breach+22% Synergy
$12.17
Ancient Tomb+19% Synergy
$129.20
Chrome Mox+18% Synergy
$166.69
Mana Vault+18% Synergy
$109.55
Vampiric Tutor+17% Synergy
$60.99
Demonic Tutor+16% Synergy
$71.60
Orcish Bowmasters+16% Synergy
$48.17
Imperial Seal+13% Synergy
$157.45
Gamble+12% Synergy
$15.51
Jeska's Will+10% Synergy
$43.41
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
$1.98
Prosper, Tome-Bound+35% Synergy
$7.34
Dargo, the Shipwrecker+35% Synergy
$0.25
Timeline Culler+32% Synergy
$0.36
Skittering Precursor+28% Synergy
$0.22
Party Thrasher+28% Synergy
$0.39
Carrion Feeder+28% Synergy
$4.78
Greedy Freebooter+28% Synergy
$0.31
Blood Pet+28% Synergy
$0.48
Reassembling Skeleton+27% Synergy
$0.32
Accursed Marauder+26% Synergy
$0.32
Hoarding Broodlord+26% Synergy
$5.08
Umbral Collar Zealot+26% Synergy
$0.33
Boggart Trawler+25% Synergy
$0.94
Ruthless Technomancer+24% Synergy
$3.39
Golgari Thug+24% Synergy
$0.35
Mindslicer+24% Synergy
$0.53
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+23% Synergy
$2.55
Pinnacle Monk+23% Synergy
$1.49
Shambling Ghast+22% Synergy
$0.36
Illuminor Szeras+22% Synergy
$6.12
Simian Spirit Guide+21% Synergy
$3.21
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+21% Synergy
$32.13
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer+20% Synergy
$50.71
Birgi, God of Storytelling+20% Synergy
$33.95
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky+20% Synergy
$0.30
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+20% Synergy
$0.72
Nine-Lives Familiar+20% Synergy
$1.41
Offalsnout+19% Synergy
$0.21
Dualcaster Mage+18% Synergy
$4.98
Skirk Prospector+17% Synergy
$0.28
Junji, the Midnight Sky+17% Synergy
$0.46
Blood Artist+16% Synergy
$1.72
Dauthi Voidwalker+16% Synergy
$5.01
Plaguecrafter+16% Synergy
$0.43
Laughing Jasper Flint+16% Synergy
$0.39
Bloodghast+16% Synergy
$0.65
Flamekin Harbinger+16% Synergy
$12.94
Solemn Simulacrum+15% Synergy
$0.25
Hexing Squelcher+15% Synergy
$23.01
Ayara, Widow of the Realm+15% Synergy
$0.37
Nalfeshnee+14% Synergy
$10.35
Mahadi, Emporium Master+12% Synergy
$2.20
Jaxis, the Troublemaker+11% Synergy
$1.34
Opposition Agent+11% Synergy
$22.79
Chainer, Nightmare Adept+10% Synergy
$0.71
Juri, Master of the Revue+10% Synergy
$0.27
Morbid Opportunist+9% Synergy
$0.27
Zulaport Cutthroat+9% Synergy
$0.93
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Rakdos, the Muscle safe.
Flare of Duplication+32% Synergy
$1.26
Cabal Ritual+25% Synergy
$14.71
Saw in Half+24% Synergy
$4.92
Entomb+24% Synergy
$17.22
Red Elemental Blast+21% Synergy
$11.88
Songs of the Damned+20% Synergy
$3.18
Pyroblast+19% Synergy
$12.68
Flare of Malice+18% Synergy
$1.90
Deflecting Swat+16% Synergy
$70.46
Corrupted Conviction+12% Synergy
$0.35
Deadly Dispute+11% Synergy
$0.39
Village Rites+10% Synergy
$0.59
Redirect Lightning+6% Synergy
$11.59
Wake the Dead+6% Synergy
$0.64
Untimely Malfunction+5% Synergy
$6.94
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$2.81
Fling+5% Synergy
$0.26
Act of Aggression+5% Synergy
$0.33
Bolt Bend+4% Synergy
$5.05
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.62
Final Fortune+4% Synergy
$17.35
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.73
Desperate Ritual+3% Synergy
$6.13
Tragic Slip+3% Synergy
$0.17
Deadly Rollick+2% Synergy
$28.86
Withering Torment+2% Synergy
$3.61
Nasty End+2% Synergy
$0.20
Delayed Blast Fireball+2% Synergy
$17.21
Not Dead After All+1% Synergy
$1.72
Fake Your Own Death+1% Synergy
$0.29
Pyretic Ritual+1% Synergy
$6.49
Dismember+1% Synergy
$5.32
Return the Favor0% Synergy
$0.76
Imp's Mischief-1% Synergy
$7.39
Feign Death-1% Synergy
$1.11
Tibalt's Trickery-2% Synergy
$11.24
Undying Malice-2% Synergy
$0.32
Abrade-3% Synergy
$0.24
Seething Song-3% Synergy
$12.78
Lightning Bolt-8% Synergy
$0.82
Infernal Grasp-10% Synergy
$0.30
Bedevil-16% Synergy
$0.38
Chaos Warp-18% Synergy
$0.35
Rakdos Charm-20% Synergy
$0.41
Terminate-21% Synergy
$0.36
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Rakdos, the Muscle's game plan and control the board.
Infernal Plunge+39% Synergy
$0.65
Diabolic Intent+32% Synergy
$16.89
Molten Duplication+20% Synergy
$15.10
Rite of Flame+20% Synergy
$6.66
Dread Return+11% Synergy
$0.44
Desperate Plea+10% Synergy
$0.41
Seize the Spotlight+9% Synergy
$15.10
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$29.36
Lively Dirge+8% Synergy
$1.23
Come Back Wrong+8% Synergy
$0.35
Furnace Reins+8% Synergy
$0.33
Claim the Firstborn+8% Synergy
$0.24
Take for a Ride+8% Synergy
$0.25
Unearth+7% Synergy
$0.54
Mutinous Massacre+5% Synergy
$0.33
Act of Treason+5% Synergy
$0.21
Mass Mutiny+5% Synergy
$0.41
Song-Mad Treachery+5% Synergy
$0.21
Blasphemous Edict+4% Synergy
$4.26
Beseech the Mirror+4% Synergy
$19.12
Insurrection+4% Synergy
$9.63
Mob Rule+4% Synergy
$3.30
Persist+4% Synergy
$0.99
Scheming Symmetry+4% Synergy
$8.17
Twinflame+3% Synergy
$0.96
Buried Alive+3% Synergy
$0.85
Living Death+3% Synergy
$2.30
Insatiable Avarice+3% Synergy
$5.15
Unmarked Grave+3% Synergy
$3.82
Toxic Deluge+1% Synergy
$5.41
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.33
Wheel of Fortune+1% Synergy
$2092.91
Damnation-1% Synergy
$20.53
Mana Geyser-3% Synergy
$1.26
Feed the Swarm-11% Synergy
$0.22
Blasphemous Act-13% Synergy
$0.80
Faithless Looting-15% Synergy
$0.29
Vandalblast-16% Synergy
$2.51
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Altar of Dementia+13% Synergy
$18.13
Wishclaw Talisman+9% Synergy
$2.00
Jet Medallion+8% Synergy
$10.81
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$104.64
Vat of Rebirth+4% Synergy
$0.34
Defense Grid+3% Synergy
$6.86
Skullclamp+2% Synergy
$6.61
Wayfarer's Bauble-4% Synergy
$0.27
Bolas's Citadel-5% Synergy
$17.96
Lightning Greaves-15% Synergy
$4.24
Swiftfoot Boots-16% Synergy
$2.38
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Rakdos, the Muscle's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Chthonian Nightmare+36% Synergy
$0.49
Goblin Bombardment+20% Synergy
$3.47
Animate Dead+20% Synergy
$5.02
Into the Pit+11% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Joins Up+10% Synergy
$0.35
Passionate Archaeologist+9% Synergy
$17.31
Black Market+6% Synergy
$5.88
Grave Pact+6% Synergy
$30.39
Sneak Attack+5% Synergy
$10.95
Carnival of Souls+5% Synergy
$11.22
Charred Foyer // Warped Space+4% Synergy
$2.02
Necropotence+3% Synergy
$37.36
Necromancy+3% Synergy
$18.89
Vampiric Rites+2% Synergy
$0.16
Bastion of Remembrance+1% Synergy
$0.28
Black Market Connections-9% Synergy
$20.19
Phyrexian Arena-14% Synergy
$4.08
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Rakdos, the Muscle to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ob Nixilis, the Adversary+3% Synergy
$1.67
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Phyrexian Tower+42% Synergy
$27.25
High Market+15% Synergy
$0.47
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$4.49
City of Traitors+8% Synergy
$525.41
Spymaster's Vault+7% Synergy
$0.84
Crystal Vein+7% Synergy
$7.95
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$10.42
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+5% Synergy
$4.63
Urza's Saga+3% Synergy
$41.08
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2% Synergy
$62.43
Midgar, City of Mako+1% Synergy
$2.19
Vault of Whispers+1% Synergy
$5.14
Mortuary Mire0% Synergy
$0.47
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$33.08
Arena of Glory-1% Synergy
$10.12
Temple of the False God-4% Synergy
$0.26
Bojuka Bog-8% Synergy
$0.72
Reliquary Tower-10% Synergy
$2.84
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.38
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Lotus Petal+22% Synergy
$35.53
Talisman of Indulgence+15% Synergy
$3.05
Lion's Eye Diamond+15% Synergy
$788.89
Fellwar Stone+9% Synergy
$2.16
Grim Monolith+9% Synergy
$468.63
Arcane Signet+8% Synergy
$0.38
Cursed Mirror+8% Synergy
$0.39
Mox Opal+8% Synergy
$239.75
Mox Diamond+8% Synergy
$1122.75
Sol Ring+6% Synergy
$1.20
Springleaf Drum+6% Synergy
$0.35
Mox Amber+3% Synergy
$73.55
Thran Dynamo+1% Synergy
$3.55
Liquimetal Torque0% Synergy
$3.32
Charcoal Diamond-3% Synergy
$0.32
Rakdos Signet-5% Synergy
$2.71
Mind Stone-7% Synergy
$0.29
Commander's Sphere-7% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Vessel-11% Synergy
$2.41
Lands
The mana base foundation for Rakdos, the Muscle decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Boggart Trawler+25% Synergy
$0.94
Pinnacle Monk+23% Synergy
$1.49
City of Brass+19% Synergy
$9.99
Bloodstained Mire+18% Synergy
$18.17
Polluted Delta+18% Synergy
$19.95
Marsh Flats+18% Synergy
$31.72
Mana Confluence+18% Synergy
$33.71
Verdant Catacombs+17% Synergy
$31.73
Raucous Theater+16% Synergy
$10.94
Gemstone Caverns+16% Synergy
$52.79
Badlands+15% Synergy
Sulfurous Springs+14% Synergy
$0.97
Blood Crypt+14% Synergy
$10.34
Mount Doom+14% Synergy
$7.62
Arid Mesa+13% Synergy
$32.05
Luxury Suite+12% Synergy
$28.83
Scalding Tarn+12% Synergy
$38.59
Wooded Foothills+12% Synergy
$16.93
Blazemire Verge+9% Synergy
$9.03
Exotic Orchard+9% Synergy
$0.23
Lazotep Quarry+9% Synergy
$7.72
Agadeem's Awakening+8% Synergy
$29.36
Cavern of Souls+7% Synergy
$49.79
Fell the Profane+5% Synergy
$2.81
Kazuul's Fury+4% Synergy
$0.62
Snow-Covered Swamp+4% Synergy
$0.69
Command Tower+3% Synergy
$0.23
Malakir Rebirth+3% Synergy
$13.73
Bloodsoaked Insight+1% Synergy
$0.33
Blightstep Pathway0% Synergy
$5.46
Jagged Barrens0% Synergy
$0.41
Swamp-1% Synergy
$2.00
Fabled Passage-1% Synergy
$1.03
Blackcleave Cliffs-2% Synergy
$1.60
Mountain-5% Synergy
$2.00
Haunted Ridge-6% Synergy
$8.70
Canyon Slough-6% Synergy
$0.26
Myriad Landscape-6% Synergy
$0.34
Terramorphic Expanse-6% Synergy
$0.17
Tainted Peak-8% Synergy
$0.53
Shadowblood Ridge-8% Synergy
$0.71
Rakdos Carnarium-8% Synergy
$0.35
Graven Cairns-8% Synergy
$3.44
Evolving Wilds-8% Synergy
$0.36
Path of Ancestry-8% Synergy
$0.24
Dragonskull Summit-9% Synergy
$0.53
Temple of Malice-9% Synergy
$0.26
Bloodfell Caves-9% Synergy
$0.19
Foreboding Ruins-13% Synergy
$0.36
Smoldering Marsh-14% Synergy
$0.37
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