Rakdos, the Muscle
Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary · 
Rakdos, the Muscle is part of 558 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Haunted Crossroads and Priest of Gix.
Rakdos, the Muscle
Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary
Flying, trample
Whenever you sacrifice another creature, exile cards equal to its mana value from the top of target player's library. Until your next end step, you may play those cards, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells.
Sacrifice another creature: Rakdos gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. Activate only once each turn.
- Mana value
- 5
- Power/Toughness
- 6/5
- Keywords
- Flying, Trample
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Rakdos, the Muscle in its 100 most popular combos.
Roles in combos
Rakdos, the Muscle can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
Combos with Rakdos, the Muscle
558 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Forsaken Miner
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Cast any number of spells from opponents' libraries
Exile each opponent's library
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Golgari Thug
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Doomsday Excruciator
Results in combo:
Each opponent loses the game
Exile each opponent's library
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Mortuary
Ashnod's Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Mortuary
Phyrexian Altar
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Mortuary
Reckless Barbarian
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Mortuary
Blood Pet
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Reckless Barbarian
Pitiless Plunderer
Haunted Crossroads
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite black mana
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Prosper, Tome-Bound
Reckless Barbarian
Haunted Crossroads
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Blood Pet
Haunted Crossroads
Pitiless Plunderer
Results in combo:
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Shambling Ghast
Haunted Crossroads
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Blood Pet
Haunted Crossroads
Skittering Precursor
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Greedy Freebooter
Haunted Crossroads
Ashnod's Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Viscera Seer
Pitiless Plunderer
Results in combo:
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Blood Pet
Haunted Crossroads
Pawn of Ulamog
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Shambling Ghast
Haunted Crossroads
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Greedy Freebooter
Haunted Crossroads
Phyrexian Altar
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite death triggers
Infinite scry 1
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: B, R
Cards in combo:
Rakdos, the Muscle
Priest of Gix
Haunted Crossroads
Goblin Bombardment
Pitiless Plunderer
Results in combo:
Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until your next end step
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite damage
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Infinite storm count
