Rakdos, the Muscle

Rakdos, the Muscle

Legendary Creature — Demon Mercenary

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}{R}

How we read this card

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.

triggered —

Rakdos gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. Activate only once each turn.

activated Sacrifice another creature —

activated Sacrifice another creature — grants a keyword

What we read on this card

Causes: exile a card, sacrifice a creature, a creature dies.

Cares about: a creature is sacrificed, a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, the Muscle, it exiles a Nightmare

a Demon enters the battlefield — 215 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Blood Speaker — When Rakdos, the Muscle enters, Blood Speaker returns itself from the graveyard

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,016 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,034 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this.

  1. Body Dropper — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Body Dropper puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Smothering Abomination — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Smothering Abomination draws you 1 card
  3. Plumb the Forbidden — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Plumb the Forbidden copies a spell
  4. Zodiark, Umbral God — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Zodiark, Umbral God puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist makes a token
  6. Kingpin, Wilson Fisk — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Kingpin, Wilson Fisk makes 2 tokens
  7. Forge Boss — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Forge Boss deals 2 damage
  8. Mortician Beetle — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Mortician Beetle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Rankle and Torbran — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Rankle and Torbran, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  10. War Elemental — When you sacrifice War Elemental, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  11. Ayara, First of Locthwain — When you sacrifice another black creature to Ayara, First of Locthwain, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  12. Mogg Bombers — When you sacrifice Mogg Bombers, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  13. Flame-Kin War Scout — When you sacrifice Flame-Kin War Scout, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  14. Foot Chopper — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Foot Chopper, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  15. Blasting Station — When you sacrifice a creature to Blasting Station, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  16. Tainted Aether — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Tainted Aether, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  17. Saw — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Saw, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  18. Tide of War — When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Tide of War, Rakdos, the Muscle exiles a card from an opponent's library
  19. Cabal Therapist — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Cabal Therapist triggers
  20. Prowling Geistcatcher — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Prowling Geistcatcher exiles it

785 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature in a graveyard — 1,635 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

Rakdos, the Muscle puts cards into the:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — graveyard that Liliana the Repentant can bring back
  2. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — graveyard that Chainer, Nightmare Adept can bring back
  3. Sword of Light and Shadow — graveyard that Sword of Light and Shadow can bring back
  4. Necromantic Thirst — graveyard that Necromantic Thirst can bring back
  5. Ruthless Technomancer — graveyard that Ruthless Technomancer can bring back
  6. Forum Necroscribe — graveyard that Forum Necroscribe can bring back
  7. The Deck of Many Things — graveyard that The Deck of Many Things can bring back
  8. Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette — graveyard that Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette can bring back
  9. Sibsig Muckdraggers — graveyard that Sibsig Muckdraggers can bring back
  10. The Cauldron of Eternity — graveyard, and The Cauldron of Eternity gets bigger

448 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature dies — 1,635 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle:

  1. Avacyn, Angel of Horror — brings a card back
  2. Nim Deathmantle — brings a card back
  3. Decaying Soil — brings a card back
  4. High-Society Hunter — draws you 1 card
  5. Gate to the Afterlife — gains you 1 life
  6. Anax, Hardened in the Forge — makes a token
  7. Voldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner — makes a token
  8. Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer — flickers itself
  9. Body Launderer — draws and discards
  10. Nightmare Shepherd — exiles it

28 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature dies — 1,676 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Shriveling Rot — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Shriveling Rot makes a player lose life equal to its toughness
  2. Meathook Massacre II — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Meathook Massacre II brings a card back
  3. Ashnod's Intervention — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Ashnod's Intervention brings a card back
  4. Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire brings a card back
  5. Ares, God of War — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Ares, God of War brings a card back
  6. Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker brings a card back
  7. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho brings a card back
  8. Undying Malice — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Undying Malice brings a card back
  9. Treacherous Vampire — When Treacherous Vampire dies thanks to Rakdos, the Muscle, it makes you lose life
  10. Treacherous Werewolf — When Treacherous Werewolf dies thanks to Rakdos, the Muscle, it makes you lose life

257 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature goes to a graveyard — 1,722 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Robot Domination — When a creature hits the graveyard thanks to Rakdos, the Muscle, Robot Domination draws you 1 card

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is sacrificed — 1,958 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature leaves the battlefield — 1,893 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle:

  1. Tokka & Rahzar, Unsupervised — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Splinter, the Mentor — makes a token
  3. Rat King, Pale Piper — makes a token

a creature leaves the battlefield — 1,966 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Ninja Teen — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Ninja Teen makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Rapacious Guest — When Rapacious Guest leaves the battlefield thanks to Rakdos, the Muscle, it makes each opponent lose life equal to its power
  3. Extractor Demon — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Extractor Demon mills a card
  4. Outpost Siege — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Outpost Siege deals 1 damage
  5. Traveling Plague — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Traveling Plague returns itself from the graveyard
  6. Funeral March — When you sacrifice another creature to Rakdos, the Muscle, Funeral March makes a player sacrifice a creature

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 2,800 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Enduring Courage — When Enduring Courage dies thanks to Rakdos, the Muscle, it returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Lucius the Eternal — When Lucius the Eternal dies thanks to Rakdos, the Muscle, it exiles itself

7 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a card in a graveyard — 3,858 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Repentant Vampire — Rakdos, the Muscle fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs

179 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 6,499 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Rakdos, the Muscle attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

101 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,499 cards in Rakdos's colors can cause this (Rakdos is one).

  1. Grim Javelineer — When Rakdos, the Muscle attacks, Grim Javelineer gives +1/+0

51 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.